large number (of); many; majority
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
Aomori (city, prefecture)
time; season; period; phase; stage
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
seventh day of the month; seven days
society; company; the public; the world
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
scale; scope; plan; structure
few decades; many decades; several decades
Japanese person; Japanese people
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
newspaper story (article, account)
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
this world; this life; world of the living
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
sculpture; carved statue; graven image