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
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
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
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post