mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
home; household; family; hearth
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
thermal power station (i.e. using combustion)
nuclear power plant; nuclear power station
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
power generation facility
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
military demarcation line
commerce; trade; business
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
railroad network; railroad system
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
ordinary road; local street; non-toll road
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
Niigata (city, prefecture)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough