Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
skyscraping; very high; above the clouds; above this mortal world
it's been a long time; long time no see
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
ladder form of "high" kanji
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
association; union; guild
admiration; being impressed (by)
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
quick-witted; quick to understand
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji eras)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
lightly; easily; carelessly
to assemble; to set up; to construct
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
a pair (of shoes or socks)