the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
general; popular; common; typical
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
development; exploitation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
noxious gas; poisonous gas; toxic fumes
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
mountain range; mountain belt
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to die; (lit.) to become bones
even if; even though; however; no matter how
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to