cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets); game of survival
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
lyricism; description of one's feelings
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
war; battle; match; game; competition
head; brains; intellect; understanding
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
Battle Royale (novel by Koushun Takami, 1999; film, 2000)
Takami Koushun (1969.1.10-)
outline; summary; argument
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
election; selection; choice
every year; yearly; annually
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour