seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
how; in what way; by what means
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
Japanese history; history of Japan
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
close; intimate; on good terms
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to claim victims; to leave casualties
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
spring day; spring sun; spring sunlight
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave