inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
hot topic; talk of the town
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to live through; to survive
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
biological parent; real parent
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
piece; fragment; one (object)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to pile up; to accumulate
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
preface; introduction; preamble