cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
due form; official; formality
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
blood relationship; blood relative
class-A; A class; A grade
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
state secrets; secrets of the state
to trample; to crush underfoot
reality; actuality; hard fact
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
land, sea, and air; army, navy and air force
selection; choice; picking out
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
feelings; thoughts; meaning
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for