variation; rogue (something)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
method of treatment; cure; remedy
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
Tottori prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
incident of death; fatal case
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
task force; response team; squad; unit
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
purse; change purse; wallet
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
international; diplomatic intercourse
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
mechanism; organization; organisation
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning