pre-war days; before the war
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
holding down (esp. in judo); holding technique; pinning down; immobilizing; bringing under control
senior high school; high school
annual (plant); first-year student
height (of body); stature
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
beyond that point; after that
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to move forward; to move on
(period of) a year; during an era
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
lately; recently; nowadays
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
joint struggle; common (united) front
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
quiet; still; surreptitious
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to keep away; to keep at a distance
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares