National Diet Library; Library of Congress
electronization; digitization; computerization
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
main force; chief object; mainline
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
private power generation; masturbation
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
suspension of water supply; water outage
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
public facilities; utilities
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
divide into four pieces; one fourth
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
clerical desk; office desk
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly