Tokai earthquake (e.g. of 1498, 1605, 1707 and 1854)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
right in the middle (of); midst; height
wear; clothing; dress; ware; goods
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
(made of) stone; stone-built
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
putting one's courage to the test
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
guardian; protector; patron; parent
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
metre; meter; meter; gauge
stepwise; one step at a time
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
to dance; to perform dance steps
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
tetrapod; tetrahedral concrete structure used in breakwaters
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)