national holiday; public holiday
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
on the sea; surface of the sea
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
each place; various places
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
leaving everything up to someone else
useful thing; usable article
company president; manager; director
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
major cleanup; spring cleaning
household; home; family; housekeeping
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
classification; categorization; sorting
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
best pupil; leading disciple
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
variety of goods; number of articles
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
permanence; forever unchanging
diversion; putting something to another use