vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
to begin; to set about; to start
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
information technology; IT
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to give directions; to issue instructions
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
Japanese person; Japanese people
modesty; humility; being humble