there's no smoke without fire
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
megaquake; massive earthquake
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
program (e.g. TV); programme
intense; violent; severe; vehement
great earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquake
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
equality; impartiality; evenness
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
trend of the times; way things are going
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
resident; indigenous; always existing
to claim victims; to cause casualties
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
risk aversion; risk reduction
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention