lateness; tardiness; arriving late
attendance (at school); going to school
conflict; fighting each other
northeastern part; the northeast
water retention potential; water-retaining capacity; water holding capacity
westernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
uninhabited island; desert island
subordinate; dependent; subsidiary; subservient
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
air defense identification zone; ADIZ
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
massive earthquake; megaquake
giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
near-extinct language; seriously endangered language
arriving in Japan; visiting Japan
to finish reading; to read through
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
day by day; every day; by the day
don't you think?; indicates question
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
abstinence (in Catholicism)
Ikenami Shoutarou (1923.1.25-1990.5.3)