government office building
suffering (from a calamity); affliction
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster
temporary dwelling; temporary housing
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
Japan and the Philippines
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
strength; power; proficiency; ability
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
one's husband; one's wife
putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
how many times; how often
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
final; eventual; ultimate
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood