Everyone was surprised by the news.

Legislators have the responsibility to make laws.

Due to yesterday's heavy rain, the village was hit by a flash flood.

He was anxious about starting a new business, but I encouraged him by saying, 'Even a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.'

I am planning to go to Sapporo next week.

Please calculate the cube root of this number.

His behavior is always bumpkinish.

This old book is dusty.

This bottle can hold 500 cubic centimeters of liquid.

This pool requires about 50 cubic meters of water.