Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
excretion; discharge; excrement
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
hokora; small wayside shrine
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
sign; indication; omen; symptom
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
interception; monitoring; tapping
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
consists of; comprises; is made up of
mobile troops; mechanized unit; mechanised unit; naval task force
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
base (military, expedition, etc.)
sphere; circle; range; category
intercept; interception; counter-attack