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major tsunami warning

1

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

4

Earthquake Early Warning; EEW

1

barbershop; barber shop

2

hungry (e.g. for success)

3

competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools

1

pupil

20

credit union

1

barbershop; barber shop

1

living together (with one more person)

1

Morioka (city in Iwate)

5

spacious; vast; wide

3

one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

1

Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)

2

second wave

1

Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)

1

open (for business)

1

see you next week

1

reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance

2

yellow-green; pea green

1

prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building

1

product

1

I've got to be going; I must go

1

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

1

smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth

2

dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa

3

lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality

1

armband; arm band; brassard

1

rice paddy

6

to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool

1

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

8

temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally

1

tea with milk

2

twelfth day of the month; twelve days

1

jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

1

earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)

2

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

4

job hunting; job searching

2

aunt

1

shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)

2

winning percentage

1

National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament

1

coast; shore; littoral

1

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

1

difficult to speak about

1

to smile

1

rumble in the ground

1

to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue

1

large serving; large portion

1

South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)

2