S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
combined cargo and passenger ship
pre-war days; before the war
entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship); going into commission; being in service
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
to learn something through hearing
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
government and municipal offices; public agencies
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
staying behind; remaining; residual
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
honour; honor; glory; privilege
the world in general; society; convention
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
prime minister's official residence
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect