Japanese food; Japanese meal
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
day of month; counter for days
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
natto bacteria (Bacillus subtilis var. natto)
softness; comparatively soft
fashion sense; sense of fashion
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
successor; replacement; second wife
class president; head class representative
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
river management; river improvement; flood control
protector (e.g. chest); guard
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
electric car; electric vehicle
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
club activities; group activities
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
pilothouse; wheelhouse; steering house
vista; background; perspective; distant view
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
to cut one's way through the waves
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days