cold northerly winter wind from the Rokko Mountains
public hospital; government hospital; municipal hospital
near-field earthquake; local earthquake, esp. with a shallow focus directly under a populated area
what the hell are you saying?
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
municipal hospital; public hospital
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
lack of appetite; anorexia
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
emotional care; emotional support; caring for somebody's mental well-being
cardiac massage; heart massage
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
88 years old; (arch.) rice
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
psychiatry; psychiatric department
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
the same night; that night
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
common reed (Phragmites australis)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!