isolation; being alone; being friendless
stochastic; probabilistic
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
counter for generations; epoch
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
the same grade; same class
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
in proportion to; just as much as
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
pessimism; disappointment
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence