stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
history of Japan; Japanese history
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to get out of bed; to show a leg
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
(in) her way; peculiar to her
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
question sheet; question paper
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to lay aside; to set aside
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to cease; to stop; to be over
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
simultaneously; all at once; in unison