to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
border patrol; border guard; border guards
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
national road; national highway
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple
cypress bark roof; hinoki bark thatching
hip roof; hipped roof; building with a hip roof
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
participant in a group tour; group tourist
English conversation; school for English conversation
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
god of marriage; matchmaker
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
prayer (for something); supplication
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
stepwise; one step at a time
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully