scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
high and low; rise and fall
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
penetration; permeation; transmission
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
pretext; pretense; pretence
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
chair; stool; post; office; position
to install; to equip; to mount
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
silence (not speaking); muteness
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)