clerk at the information desk
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
everybody for himself; everyone for themselves
suffix for building numbers
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
Fire and Disaster Management Agency (formerly: Fire Defense Agency) (Defence)
net news; network news; Usenet
notice; notification; report; posting
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
performance of one's official duties
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
channel; duct; passage; watercourse; flow channel
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to shave off; to scrape off
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to not believe one's ears
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
nowadays; in this day and age
unbelievable; incredible; implausible