to face; to go towards; to head towards
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
tingling; stinging; pungently
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
February; second month of the lunar calendar
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
prohibition; inhibition; ban
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
school of one's (first, second) choice
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
club activities; extracurricular activities
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate