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the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)

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younger sister

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destruction; collapse; crumbling

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pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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they

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chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

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command; control; commander

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bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased

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abrupt; sudden; unexpected

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to disappear; to vanish

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(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

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thank you

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photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

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to the end; to the last

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lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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don't you think?; indicates question

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

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willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

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reaction; response

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)

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measurement

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to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

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moon; month

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how many times?

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

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is not; am not; are not

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member

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dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty

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exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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look!; there!; here!; that is

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Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake

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support; backing; aid; assistance

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Iwate (prefecture)

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

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shogi; Japanese chess

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uninteresting; boring; not amusing; not fun

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to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

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