zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
every year; yearly; annually
election; selection; choice
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
survival techniques; survival skills
outline; summary; argument
Takami Kōshun (1969.1.10-)
Battle Royale (novel by Kōshun Takami, 1999; film, 2000)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
head; brains; intellect; understanding
war; battle; match; game; competition
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
lyrical; poetic; expressive of emotion
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets); game of survival
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
concluding episode of a series; concluding volume (e.g. of novel); concluding part