thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
alone; unaided; away from home
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to continue to rain or snow
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
inundation; submersion; flood
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
along the river; riverside
Siberian rubythroat (Luscinia calliope)
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
safety; welfare; well-being
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
meeting place; assembly hall
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
prime of one's working life
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
again; once more; a second time
one day; (on) a certain day