steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
retiring from military service
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
inside the harbour; inside the harbor
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to investigate; to examine
prompt; immediate; in real time
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
mask; disguise; guise; mask
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
something (equipped) with legs; sole of foot; one's manner of walking
sleeve badge; sleeve patch; chevrons
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
life; living; I; me; student
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
summer vacation; summer holidays
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)