to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to be surprised; to be astonished
how; in what way; by what means
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
history of Japan; Japanese history
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
close; intimate; on good terms
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to claim victims; to leave casualties
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
eardrum; tympanic membrane
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
spring day; spring sunlight
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort