emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
feeding (animals); provisioning
overwork; working too hard
marine life; marine organism
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
sham marriage; fake marriage
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
home (family, domestic) life
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
caretaker (at a zoo or aquarium); keeper; attendant; breeding staff
house across the street; neighbor across the street
several items; many items
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
neglecting; leaving alone
also known as; also called
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
world peace; peace of the world
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar