to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send someone out
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
offering a full report to a superior
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
reform; reformation; reorganization
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
armaments; military preparations
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
construction; establishment
Fire Dragon (53rd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1916, 1976, 2036)
district governor (Ritsuryo period)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
science and technology; scientific technique
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
modernization; modernisation