crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
selection; choice; option
as (for); for; in the capacity of
had better ...; had better not ...
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
opening ceremony (of the school term)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
(temporary) closure of school
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
complete change; about-face
persistence; single-mindedness