counterintelligence; counterespionage
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
confusion; mixing; merger
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to be saved up (of money)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
silicon; silicone (oxidized form)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
sea level; (surface of) sea
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to find out; to discover; to locate
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
Kuroshio Current; Japan Current
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to peel; to skin; to pare
using together; mixing (usage)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
on the way back; when about to go back
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
care for patients with bedpans, urinary bottles, etc.
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace