chilly; unpleasantly cold
several times; a few times
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
staying the night; lodging (at)
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to think of; to come up with
preparation; provision; guarding
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
state-run college; state university
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
U.S. forces; American military
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
company director; board member
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to boost; to force up; to push up
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to put into effect; to put into practice
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)