arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
in succession; one by one
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
komaru (type of playing cards)
a few years ago; some years back
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
serious; severe; grave; acute
being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
going upstream; swimming upstream
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
fields (of rice and other crops)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide