all nature being bleak and desolate; scene looking desolate and forlorn as far as the eye can see
Mu (legendary lost continent)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
ice cream cup; icecream cup
jet aeroplane; jet airplane
flight dynamics; aerodynamics; aeromechanics
cargo hold (of an aircraft, ship, etc.); cargo bay
tail (of an aircraft); empennage; tail assembly
concussion (of the brain)
totally naked; buck naked
reality television; reality TV show
mid-air breakage or disintegration
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
well-cooked; well-done; browned
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
castaway story (e.g. Robinson Crusoe); drifter's adventure tale
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
well-fed, well-bred; the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite
things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland