transport staff (driver, conductor, etc.); crew member; crewman
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
news flash; news special; special newscast; special news bulletin
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to trample; to crush underfoot
north-northeast; north-north-east
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
very great; enormous; serious
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to thrust down; to push off
to feel a chill run down one's spine
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
that; the matter in question
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
if so; in that case; in that situation
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to push aside; to push one's way through
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
outside world; physical world