goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
and; AND (Boolean operator)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
construction (building) costs
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to claim victims; to cause casualties
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
incident; affair; happening; event
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
fieldwork; on-the-job training; hands-on training
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
vulgar expression; vulgarism
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled