reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
rather; sooner; preferably
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
casualties; the killed and wounded
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
Fire and Disaster Management Agency (formerly: Fire Defense Agency) (Defence)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
successively; one after another
war; fighting; fierce competition
generation; the world; the age
mushroom cloud (from nuclear explosion, etc.)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
as if nothing had happened
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out