to feel anxious; to feel uneasy; to worry
monaural; monophonic; mono
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
blessings of nature; nature's bounty; gifts of nature
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
energy conservation; economical use of energy
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to miss a chance; to fail to do
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to be damaged; to receive damage
safety; welfare; well-being
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
telephone call; telephone (device)
passing through without stopping; passing by
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun