earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
castella (type of sponge cake)
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to have an uneasy conscience
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
narrow; thin (sized); slender
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
debt collection; debt collector
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
flying column; detached force
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
temporary truce; ceasefire
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
hastily made; improvised preparation
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
type of dancing and shouting performed by fans at concerts (usu. idol concerts)
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle