earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
(not) even once; (not) ever
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
staple fiber; staple fibre
to be flexible; to be accommodating
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
official announcement; proclamation
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
hyperconsciousness; too great a sense (of); something being only one's imagination; letting imagination run away with one
flood of emotions; many thoughts
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
conduct; behavior; behaviour
dispute; argument; contention
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to