hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to entrust; to leave to a person
in its entirety; whole; wholly
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
person concerned; interested party; related party
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
weight training; muscle training
fuel consumption; gas mileage
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
bank; banking institution
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
girl (esp. Chinese); young unmarried woman
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
study; research; investigation
dissection; autopsy; analysis
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)