service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
already; now; no longer; not any more
fishing industry; fishery
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
technical skill; ability; capacity
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
wages; pay; rental payment
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
day by day; every day; by the day
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
to attempt; to test; to try out
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
rice reaping; rice harvesting
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
having said that; on the other hand
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
first year (college) student; freshman; graduate of one year's standing
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)