to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to claim victims; to leave casualties
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
as if it were about oneself
reality; actuality; hard fact
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
advisory level; warning level
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
many; much; plenty; hardly
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
riding together; riding with
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
memory; sense; experience
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)