horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
tag; slip; label; sticker
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
severe; strict; tough; hard
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
red line; red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps); non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
even if not; even without
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
precarious situation; precarious state
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
matter of time; question of time
March; third month of the lunar calendar
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly