to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
careful consideration; thought
concession; conciliation; compromise
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
attendance; presence; appearance
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan
major earthquake; large earthquake
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
liaison group; liaison committee; liaison council
ordinary road; local street; non-toll road
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
aorta; important traffic route
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
world; society; people; the public
to heap abuse upon (a person); to criticize strongly; to blast (someone)
as; because; with; due to
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to fulfill (a condition); to meet (a requirement)