several years; a few years
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to make a vow; to take an oath
witnessing; observing; sighting
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
each; (arch.) you (plural)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
during; for the duration of
not covered (by); not subject (to)
possibility of participation; participation possibility
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
cannot be compared with; no match for
to follow another's example
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
topic of discussion; agenda
disaster response; measures to deal with natural disasters; disaster control; disaster recovery
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to read the situation; to sense the mood