armed forces; military; troops
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
renewal; renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement
starting (construction) work
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
3000; three thousand; many
yen (currency of Japan); circle
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
attendance; presence; appearance
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
morning assembly; morning gathering; morning meeting; early morning tea ceremony (on a summer day)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
beloved wife; cherishing one's wife
companion; partner; spouse
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
educational institution; school; academy; campus
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
choice; selection; option
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
heir; inheritor; successor