cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
studio apartment; studio flat
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
scale; scope; plan; structure
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
how long; how far; how much
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
even more; still more; further
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
never mind!; don't worry about it
about when; about what time; how soon
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
professional job; profession
temporary employment or employee
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
eruption; volcanic eruption