aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
recently; lately; these days
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
resolution; decision; vote
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
experimental; provisional
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to steal; to rob; to take away
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to help each other; to cooperate
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
home area; home town; local
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
direct connection; direct link
to be born; to come into the world
evening meal; dinner; supper
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)