positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to come face to face (with)
belatedly; though a little too late
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
as far as the eye can see
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
night lighting; nighttime illumination
brilliant; bright; dazzling
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
simple; simplified; easy; plain
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
unique thing; best on earth
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
bluffing; bluster; bravado
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
(electric) torch; flashlight
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
access hole (usu. floor or ceiling trap); inspection hole
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
breathing of a sleeping person