calamity; disaster; misfortune
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
natural disaster; cataclysm
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
sincere; earnest; serious
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
headquarters; head office; main office
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
the West; the Occident; Western countries
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
while; even though; despite
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more