class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
collection of short stories; collected short stories
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
counter for books; volume
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
diffusion index; discomfort index; drug information
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
many; numerous; various; large number of
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement