resolute; determined; bold
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; anticyclone
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
evacuation advisory; official advice to evacuate
legend; folklore; legend (e.g. on a map); usage guide; (living) legend; icon
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
advisory level; warning level
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
public hall; community center; community centre
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
please be careful; please take care
wounded person; injured person
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
river surface; surface of a river
riverside; edge of a river
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
homeless; homeless person
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
official announcement; proclamation
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to have a reason; to have an excuse
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
evening; early night hours
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)