needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
large number of deaths; massive fatalities
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
saber-toothed tiger (sabre)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
trend; tendency; momentum
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
conference; council; convention
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
negotiations; discussions; connection
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
rebirth; new birth; nascent
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
essence; quintessence; flower; glory
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Iwami Silver Mine (Shimane Prefecture)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
preliminary arrangements; spade work
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
foreign; abroad; overseas
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with