opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
leaving early (for work); (taking the) early shift
huge person; enormous object
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
success or failure; outcome; result
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
detour; circuitous route; diversion
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
weather (meteorology) information
linking together; tying in a row
Bonin Islands; Ogasawara Islands
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
Kuroshio Current; Japan Current
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only