disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to comfort; to console; to amuse
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
summer vacation; summer holiday
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
leader of a charge; first to arrive
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
novel; original; new; innovative
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
contradiction; inconsistency
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to become clear; to be made public
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)