space development; space exploration
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
duty; obligation; responsibility
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
(your) daughter; young woman
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
please; somehow or other; one way or another
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
simultaneous; all at once
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
executive meeting; meeting of the board of directors
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)
dealing with; coping with