seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
program (e.g. TV); programme