residence; abode; dwelling
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
earthquake resistance standards
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
danger; peril; hazard; risk
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
large number (of); many; majority
construction; establishment
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
at once; immediately; right now
optimism; taking an optimistic view
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
science and technology; scientific technique
trusting too much; overestimating ability
Japanese person; Japanese people
faith in the power of language; belief that reality is affected by the spoken word; speaking of a lucky (or unlucky) event will bring it about
mysterious power of words to alter reality
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
event; phenomenon; matter