to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
scrambling; falling over each other; striving to be first
government office-building complex
suffix for building numbers
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
Fire and Disaster Management Agency
online news; netnews; Usenet
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
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
welling of water; spring water; spring
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
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
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
one bow; one salute; one greeting
elevator landing; elevator hall