smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
burning at the stake; burning to death
record of proceedings; minutes
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
beginning; clue; starting point
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
January; first month of the lunar calendar
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
leaving work; clocking out
NEC (Nippon Electric Company)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
mobilization; mobilisation
(necessary) personnel; required person
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
leaving everything up to someone else
mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den