to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
pointing out; identification
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
government office; public office
police; police officer; police station
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
ingrained habit; second nature
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
government office; government agency; authorities
publicity (information) activities; public relations
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
newspaper report; press reporting
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough