intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
atomic energy; nuclear power
disaster countermeasures office (temporary structure in case of emergency); headquarters for disaster control; disaster response headquarters
to take (be in) charge of
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
food and drink; eating and drinking
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
root of the nose; nose; sense of smell
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
a considerable number; a fair number
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
refinement; elegance; grace
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
bright person; talented student; prodigy