engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
major earthquake; large earthquake
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
very great; enormous; serious
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
preparation; provision; guarding
inspection; examination; check
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
nightless gay quarters; nightless city
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
near-field earthquake; local earthquake, esp. with a shallow focus directly under a populated area
it hasn't been long since
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
firm; strong; solid; stable
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
slight; little; insignificant
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
even more; still more; further
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
preparation; arrangements
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance