center part (hairstyle); middle part
Urtica thunbergiana (species of stinging nettle)
student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
winter; wintertime; winter term
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
when; at what moment; what time
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into