My words

倒壊

とうかい

destruction, collapse, crumbling

相次ぐ

あいつぐ

to follow in succession to happen one after another

行方不明者

ゆくえふめいしゃ

missing person

家室

Ie-shitsu

family room

被害

ひがい

(suffering) damage injury harm

震度

しんど

seismic intensity

記録

きろく

record, minutes, document a record (e.g. in sports), results, score to record, to document to set a record (e.g. in sports), to show a result, to reach a value records as topic record

以来

いらい

since, henceforth

気象

きしょう

weather, climate disposition, temperament

殺人事件

さつじんじけん

a murder, murder case

堪能

たんのう かんのう

patience, perseverance, fortitude skillful proficient

絵画

かいが

picture painting

意志

いし

will volition intention intent determination

最後

さいご

last end conclusion latest most recent no sooner than right after (often having negative consequences) ones final moments

機会

きかい

chance, opportunity

逃す

のがす

to miss to lose to give away to let go to set free to let get away to fail to

甘える

あまえる

to behave like a spoiled child to behave like a spoilt child to fawn on to take advantage of to presume upon (eg anothers benevolence) to depend on

見渡す

みわたす

to look out over to survey (scene) to take an extensive view of

渡る

わたる

to cross over to go across to extend to cover to range to span

砂

すな すなご いさご

sand grit gold dust silver dust

苗木

なえぎ

seedling sapling young tree

植う

うう

to plant, to grow

汗

かん あせ

sweat perspiration moisture condensation sweat

一生懸命

いっしょうけんめい

very hard with utmost effort with all ones might for dear life

大小

だいしょう

sizes (various), large and small daisho (matched pair of long and short swords) large and small drums long months and short months

成る

なる

to result in to prove to be to consist of to be composed of to succeed to be complete to change into to be exchanged for to play a role to be promoted to do to attain to be to grow to become to reach to get

島国

しまぐに とうごく

island country (sometimes used as a metaphor for Japan)

地区

ちく

district, section, sector

周り

まわり

circumference girth surroundings neighbourhood neighborhood vicinity

囲まれる（～で…）

かこまれる（～で…）

bounded by