as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
giant tsunami (over 3m in height according to the JMA definition); giant tidal wave
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
if you think about it; come to think of it
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)