to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
long drive; long car ride; long cattle drive
Royal Host (restaurant chain)
driving (a vehicle); driving; driving (force, etc.)
success or failure; result
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
Japan Scholarship Foundation
person of high rank or position
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
big problem; major issue; big controversy
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
buying up plots of land; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
construction; establishment
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
No Entry!; no thoroughfare; passage prohibited; entry is prohibited
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
emergency staircase; fire escape
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
one machine; one aircraft; one life