colour; color; hue; tints
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to win the prize; to win the ring
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
interior; inside; internal
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
literary world; literary circles
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
many; much; plenty; hardly
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
editor (in publishing, etc.)
collaboration; joint work
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
cares; ill feeling; reserve
no matter what it is; in every case
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about