Earthquake Early Warning; EEW
combustible gas; flammable gas
soup made from boiling leftover fish scraps; fishhead soup
chemical plant; chemical factory; chemical works
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
absentmindedly; vacantly; dully; to be unattractive; to be unsophisticated; to be unrefined
plant; enterprise place; office
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
emergency transport; ambulance transport
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
overlooking; turning a blind eye
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
the same night; that night
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
Everyone is safe (all right)
assistant ...; probationary ...