to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
giant tsunami (over 3m in height according to the JMA definition); giant tidal wave
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
pop; popular; pop-art-style; pop (music); pop (stack operation)
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
how long; how far; how much
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
fall; drop; descent; coming down
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
outside Earth's atmosphere; outer space; exoatmosphere; exo-atmosphere
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8