obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
destination; place one stays during a trip
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
time; season; period; phase; stage
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
Island; insula; island; islet
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
primary school; elementary school; grade school
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
clearing one's throat; cough
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to bring back; to restore
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
looks; features; (personal) appearance
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
chemical substance; chemical
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
here and there; everywhere
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry