fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
6th day of the month; six days
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
the other day; some time ago; recently
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sexual preference; sexual predilection
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
within; inside of; less than
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
posing a question; question
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
very likely; very probable
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
point of compromise; common ground
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
mental image; mental picture; image
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to graduate from a university
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done