(temporary) closure of school
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
pessimism; disappointment
to fight to the bitter end
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
to strip and leave clothes lying around
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
noise canceller; noise-cancelling device
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
tens of thousands of years
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
university student; college student
new members of society (esp. after turning 20 or joining a company); new working adults
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
act of terror; terrorist attack
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to