to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
to come back; to bloom a second time
countermeasure; counter-measure
training; practice; practising; cultivation
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
written oath; covenant; pledge
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
counter for chairs or seats
diving; submerging; going underwater
to want; to seek; to request
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
tasteless and odorless; bland
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
time; hour; season; time of the year
to maintain; to continue to have
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
curious; strange; unusual
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
first cry of a newborn baby
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
smelting furnace; blast furnace
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high