area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster
Toyama (city, prefecture)
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
thermal power station (i.e. using combustion)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
another prefecture; other prefectures
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
bad news; news of a death; death notice
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
departure time; flight time
start day for military operation; departure day; D-Day
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; (lit.) to draw the joker (i.e. when playing Old Maid)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
one's share; one's portion
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
to be seen dimly; to glimmer
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
Eurasian hazel (Corylus avellana)