if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
base; basis; bedrock; platform
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
firing line; caustic curve
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
mixed race; mixed parentage
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
the right person in the right place
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
conference room; council room
Stampede (The Doobie Brothers album)
plants and animals; flora and fauna
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
(religious) faith; belief; creed
in order; in turn; one by one
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning