patient; having a long fuse
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
entering the barracks; enlistment
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
nature; property; disposition
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
private first-class (army); airman first class (air force); lance corporal (US Marines; Commonwealth military); seaman (navy)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
to rain incessantly; to downpour
imagination; supposition; guess
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
way; method; means; resource; course
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about