planning; project; plan; design
participation; joining; entry; adherence
clear; precise; definite; distinct
lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth
reason; cause; circumstances
failure; mistake; blunder
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
flight; desertion; escape
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
labor; labour; toil; hardship
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
February; second month of the lunar calendar
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
only recently; just of late
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
evening sky; twilight sky
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
capable of anything; liable to do
pistol; handgun; revolver
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
un-Japanese in appearance or character