starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
attendance; presence; appearance
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
classification; categorization; sorting
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route