a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
Miyagi Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
komaru (type of playing cards)
area; region; district; locality
a few years ago; some years back
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
serious; severe; grave; acute
suffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falling victim (to)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
river; stream; River; the ... river
going upstream; swimming upstream
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
fields (of rice and other crops)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
older sister; elder sister
business trip; official trip
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
day of month; counter for days
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but