year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
major earthquake; large earthquake
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
January; first month of the lunar calendar
almost every day; almost daily
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be worried; to be troubled
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
from the beginning; from scratch
decision; determination; resolution
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
at that time; in those days
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
in that manner; like that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)