every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
foreign; abroad; overseas
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
radioactive contamination
atomic energy; nuclear power
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
optimism; taking an optimistic view
nuclear power plant; nuclear power station
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
development; exploitation