various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
mass communication; mass media
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
interested person; volunteer; supporter
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
fengshui practitioner; fengshui master
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
absence; disregard; indifference
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
snap election; snap general election
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
power of the state; government authority
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
every place; various places
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
recovery; rescue; recapture
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
dedication; presentation; consecration; offer (to a shrine)
impudent; shameless; brazen
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
very likely; very probable
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to have a long life; to live a long time
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage