17th day of the month; 17 days
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
branch; branch office; subdivision
hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
spread; span; expanse; extent
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
the sun; Sol; providence; heaven; god
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
Okinotorishima; Okinotori Island
equator; (celestial) equator
lumping together; putting all together
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
shoal; wide shallow beach
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
to manage something successfully; to be successful
parts; accessories; components