economic boom due to special procurements, esp. in wartime
state of national emergency
container for boiled rice
ionization; ionisation; electrolytic dissociation
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
eastern office (esp. police); eastern department
West Germany (1949-1990); Federal Republic of Germany
fire chief's car; command vehicle
interchange; international; inter-
great physical power; animal strength
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
sending; forwarding; shipping
searching for someone; search for a missing person