a very short while ago; very early (e.g. in the morning)
unprecedented; never seen before
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
1,000,000; one million; million; many
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
calming down; settling down; quieting down; sedation
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
world-class; (of) high global reputation
existence; possession; having; limited company
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
both; both sides; both parties
chief; main; principal; important
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
(telephone) exchange; (international) postal exchange (that handles customs clearance, etc.)
charred; burnt black; scorched black
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
synthetic building material
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
edifice; monumental architecture; huge building
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
do not be surprised; lo and behold; wait for it
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
Edo-period Shinto sect dedicated to the worship of Mt. Fuji
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside