year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
difficult to ...; hard to ...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
professor; teaching; instruction
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
number one; first; best; most; game; round
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
every month; each month; monthly
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
first-aid; emergency (aid)
doctor's rounds (in hospital)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
almost; roughly; approximately
the whole area; all areas
storm area (winds of 25mps or more)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
chief; main; principal; important
site; point on a map; spot
ten; 10; ten years of age