2. Japan: March 12, 2011

3. 8.9

4. situation

5. information

6. questions

7. shook

8. damage

9. damaged

10. damage

11. damaging

12. damage

13. damaged

14. damage

15. damaged

16. damage

17. developing

18. deploying

19. emerged

20. evacuate

21. evacuation

22. evacuating

23. evacuated

24. explosion

28. exposed

29. expanded

30. extent

31. emotional

32. unhurt

33. viral

34. images

35. very real

36. repair

37. meltdown

38. waves

39. walls

40. frame

41. skeletal metal

42. hydrogen

43. confirmation

44. reactor

45. leaks

46. levels

47. pressure

48. continued

49. crumbled

50. criticized

51. damaged

52. escaped

54. flattened

55. generated

56. hospitalized

57. suffered

58. surged

59. shocked

60. still trapped

61. troubled

62. vowed

63. verified

64. speculating

65. threatening

66. decreasing

67. struggling

68. leaking

69. cooling

70. billowing

71. pumping

72. leaking

73. flooding

74. quavering

75. shaking

76. unclear

77. reactor

78. Unit 1

79. details

80. not

81. available

82. no scenes of heroism

83. evacuation zone

84. has been extended

85. distribute

86. iodine

87. aftermath

88. funds

89. relief

90. make contact

91. raise

92. provide

93. days and weeks ahead

94. population

95. Go lower

96. number of dead

97. confirmed dead

98. lived

99. died

100. another 180,000

101. 210,000 already

102. death count

103. remain

104. unaccounted

105. threat

106. magnitude

107. meltdown

108. major

109. meltdown

110. indications

111. injection

112. images

113. defense

114. difficult

115. dramatic

116. rushes

117. rescue

118. resist

119. relocate

120. risk

121. limit

122. problems

123. concerns

124. violations

125. danger

126. appears

127. likely

128. radiation

130. preparation

131. not imminent

132. rumblings

133. seismic

134. satellite

135. stabilise

136. shake

137. seas

138. ocean

139. coast

140. coastline

141. land

142. ground