Moriyama Naotarou (1976.4.23-)
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
written question; questionnaire
usage time; utilization time
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
living in evacuation shelters
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
being bombed; being A-bombed; being nuked; being exposed to radiation (from an atomic blast)
puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go
consoling the spirits of the dead
feeding (animals); provisioning
evacuation order; evacuation notice
suffix for train car numbers
farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
mho (unit of conductance)
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
Fukushima prefecture (Tōhoku area)
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation; primary (e.g. primary immunodeficiency syndrome)
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)