executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to look young; to seem young
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
city electric train service operated by (former) Japanese National Railways
north entrance; north exit
(department) store; (department) stores
to come and go; to go back and forth
people; men and women; each person; everybody
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
tram; streetcar; trolley; tramcar
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
how many years; how long; what year
general mobilization; general mobilisation
mobilization of labor services (e.g. in wartime)
blackout (to prevent being seen by enemy aircraft during a nighttime air raid)
staple fiber; staple fibre
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)