Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
within the jurisdiction of
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
losing weight; slimming; lean person
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
the same night; that night
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
ring; band; ring; circum-
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
major earthquake; large earthquake
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
and; thereupon; because of that
start of work; commencement; opening
method of bringing up; method of raising
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
casual speech; peer language; informal language