moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
snowcat (vehicle); snowmobile
adult dog; fully-grown dog; mature dog
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
Morse code (esp. signalling)
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
health management; health maintenance; health care
port (left side of vessel)
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
international community; international society; the world
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
breakthrough; great discovery
propulsive power; driving force
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack