once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
if it is the case that ...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
of course; certainly; naturally
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
main cause; primary factor
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
specialization; specialisation
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
very great; enormous; serious
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
family; members of a family
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation; primary (e.g. primary immunodeficiency syndrome)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience