syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
to distinguish in writing; to use different writing styles; to draw (identifiably)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
passion; temper; irritability
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
drunkenness; intoxication
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
(doing something) in tears
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
how long; how far; how much
defeating in an instant; instant kill
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
base (military, expedition, etc.)
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing