arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
baseball stadium; ballpark
article; news story; report; account
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
Tigers (usu. sports team)
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
danger; peril; hazard; risk
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
way one walks; one's walk