difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
place of refuge; refugee destination
means of transportation; means of transport
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
instant; moment; for an instant
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
even so; anyhow; at any rate
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
much less; to say nothing of
enterprise; business; company; corporation
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
information gap; digital divide
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
danger; peril; hazard; risk
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
information discovery; disclosure of information
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)