hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
home area; home town; local
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
police; police officer; police station
area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
it seems so; that's what it looks like
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to stiffen; to become stiff
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
ago; since; before; previous
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change