reservation; putting on hold; deferment
imprisonment; incarceration
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
massing (of troops); gathering
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
transport; transportation
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
one's first campaign; one's first battle
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
more than usual; especially; particularly
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to polish up; to shine up
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
while; during (the time when)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
Toyama prefecture (Hokuriku area)
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production