composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
increased volume or quantity
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
Prime Minister's office; PMO
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
new strains of (pandemic) influenza
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
study; research; investigation
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
scale; scope; plan; structure
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
several times; several degrees
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
death rate; mortality rate
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
society; company; the public; the world
agricultural community; farm village; rural
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
striking; remarkable; considerable
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation