earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
while; during; while; although; all; both
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(company's) initiation or welcoming ceremony
looking at each other; postponement; suspension; interruption
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
such; this sort of; like this
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
April Fools' Day; April fool
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
willpower; energy; vitality
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to