(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
female high-school student
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
troublesome; annoying; complicated
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to shout (in anger); to yell
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
Palaeoloxodon naumanni (extinct species of elephant)
to repeat; to do something over again
after a long time; for the first time in a while
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
even if; even though; however; no matter how
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
enterprise; business; company; corporation
finding employment; getting a job
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement