great laughter; burst of laughter
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
obstetrics; obstetrical department; maternity division
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
mutually; reciprocally; together
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
generation; lifetime; age
indeed; really; truly; very much
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
steamship; steamboat; steamer
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
high and low; rise and fall
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
development project (program, programme, plan)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
Saitama (city, prefecture)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
Saitama Prefecture (Kanto area)
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
eightfold; octuple; multilayered; doubled
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she