woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
Katharine; Katherine; Katheryn
business world; business circles
15th day of the month; 15 days
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
compound leaf; multifoliate leaf; biplane (aircraft)
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
lieutenant general (army)
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
daikon julienne; julienned daikon; one ten-millionth
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
axis; axle; plan; contrivance
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone