at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
again; once more; a second time
international; diplomatic intercourse
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
registration; accession; register; entry; record
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to be able to manage somehow or another
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to mark the end; to spell the end
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
first cry of a newborn baby
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
after that; afterwards; thereafter
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
wherein; therein; thereinto
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
incident; affair; happening; event
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
function; facility; faculty; feature
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter