obstinate; stubborn; headstrong; self-centred; self-centered
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
nuclear power station; NPS
former boyfriend; former girlfriend
maintenance checkup; maintenance and inspection
day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
pointer (dog breed); English pointer; pointer (rod); pointing stick; (mouse) pointer; mouse cursor
taxation office serving a specific area; competent tax office; police station with jurisdiction for a precinct, etc.; competent police station
branch road; branch path; fork road
official regulations; inner rules
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
each field; various circles
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to smash violently; to crush
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
written explanation; written apology
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem