nutritional value; food value
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
food crisis; food-supply crisis
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
female high school student
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
troublesome; annoying; complicated
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to shout (in anger); to yell
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
Palaeoloxodon naumanni (extinct species of elephant)
to repeat; to do over again
after a long time; for the first time in a while
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth