first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
beginning; opening; start; outset
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
stricken area; disaster-stricken area; affected area; afflicted area
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
temporary dwelling; temporary housing
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
occupation; calling; livelihood
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to use all one's strength (ability)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
sanction; approval; decision
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
alteration; falsification; faking
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
preventing recurrence (of); preventing from happening again
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
Moritomo Gakuen (Japanese private school operator; involved in a 2017 political scandal implicating Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and his wife, Akie Abe)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion