person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
chilly; unpleasantly cold
preface; introduction; preamble
leadership; initiative; spearhead
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
desperation; struggle to the death
winter vacation; winter holidays
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
alien (from another planet)
level; standard; water level
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
correct answer; answering correctly; giving a correct answer
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
practical learning; practical studies; practical science; studies with real applications
electronics; electronic engineering
weather (conditions); disposition; temperament