subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
originally; by nature; from the start
by myself; in person; by oneself
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
place; situation; position; location
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
senior high school student
university student; college student
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light