parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
final; eventual; ultimate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
second generation; second; junior
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
use; utilization; utilisation; application
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
sea level; (surface of) sea
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
development; exploitation
that; the matter in question
by means of; due to; because of; according to
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
foundation stone; cornerstone
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Nagasaki prefecture (Kyushu)
Island; insula; island; islet
archipelago; chain of islands
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
island group; archipelago
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
when it becomes; when it comes to