to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
review (of learned material); revision
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
study; diligence; discount; reduction
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
interruption; suspension; break
image; figure; figure; form; image
delicious; appetizing; appetising
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to badger; to pester; to beg
older sister; elder sister
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
time; season; period; phase; stage
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
annotation; explanatory note; comment
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
starting point; starting line
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
calling by name; designation; nomination
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to the last; persistency; thoroughness