wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
portable gasoline can; gas can
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
gasoline engine; petrol engine
inhalation (of air); inhaled air; intake (e.g. of air)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
solution; solution strategy
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
natural calamity; disaster
harm; injury; evil (influence)
account book; ledger; register
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")