Vocabulary

securing; obtaining; ensuring; guarantee; maintaining

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

nuclear weapon

stone (of a fruit); pit; pip

betterment; improvement

outside; exterior

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open

sea; ocean; waters

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

picture; drawing; painting; sketch

universe; cosmos; space

management; administration; operation

operation (of a machine); running; working

business; trade; operations

image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV)

English (language)

(natural) satellite; moon

appreciation of the yen; strong yen

extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening

speech; address

(doing) together

science

song; singing

fire; flame; blaze

Okinawa (city, prefecture)

section manager; section chief

game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event

competition; contest; rivalry; race

common; shared; mutual

cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community

experience

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

teacher; instructor

chest; breast

tendency; trend; inclination

business; work; operations; service; duties

bureau director; office chief

urgency; emergency

army; armed forces; troops