yacht club; yachting club
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
(political) power; authority; influence
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
cooperation; collaboration
Nagano (city, prefecture)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
palatial residence; stately mansion
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
March; third month of the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)