start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
sanity; consciousness; soberness
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
switching over to; migration; transition
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
site; point on a map; spot
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
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.)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
no matter how much time passes
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
eruption; volcanic eruption
moisture; humidity; dampness
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
definite; final; decisive; conclusive