inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
calamity; disaster; misfortune
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
salt pan (used for boiling seawater to make salt); cooking a fish inside a salt crust; candy made with a wrapping of sweetened rice flour (looking like a salt crust)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
very great; enormous; serious
to be damaged; to receive damage
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
every place; various places
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
form; shape; figure; visage
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
hammering sound; hammering
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to