to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
every evening; every night
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
complete change; about-face
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
in good order; in perfect order; orderly; well-organized
suspicious-looking; fishy
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
to be settled; to be brought to an end
settlement; solution; resolution
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
pre-war days; before the war
most part; greater part; majority
surroundings; environs; circumference