within; inside of; less than
major earthquake; large earthquake
frequency; rate of occurrence
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
condensed milk; Soviet Union
to bring; to take; to bring about
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
government; administration
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
small number; few; minority
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
in the end; at the end of the day
each individual; each person
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
man proposes, God disposes; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
people; men and women; each person; everybody
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to break the silence; to break one's silence
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times