isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
to spend time (on doing something)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
dealing with; coping with
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
so; like this; in this way
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
standard; basis; principle
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
speculation; thinking; meditation
pair; the two; both persons; both things
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
cram-free education; pressure-free education
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to increase; to add to; to augment
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity