carrier strike group; CSG
Operation Tomodachi; United States Armed Forces assistance operation to support Japan in disaster relief following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
news programme; news program
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
strained (argument, interpretation, etc.); farfetched (theory, view, etc.); forced; laboured; twisted (reasoning)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
epicenter (of an earthquake); epicentre; source (of a rumor, incident, etc.); origin
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
stricken area; disaster-stricken area; affected area; afflicted area
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
major earthquake; large earthquake
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
to move (house); to change residence
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion