securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
master inventor; king of inventors (e.g. Edison)
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
seedling; sapling; young tree
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
political offence; political offense
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)
work; labor; labour; toil
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to follow another's example
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
charge-free; free of charge
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
receiving; acceptance; reception
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
aptitude; aptness; suitability
technical skill; ability; capacity
another prefecture; other prefectures
otherwise; or else; if not
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
wicked thought; wicked mind
polydactyly; polydactylism; hyperdactyly
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
factory; plant; mill; workshop