to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
person who gives the right (correct) answer
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
training; education; development; cultivation
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
self-justification; excuse
playing the victim; playing the victim card
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to make merry; to be festive
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
curse; spell; malediction
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to be expensive; to be costly
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
like this; this sort; this way
offender; criminal; culprit
responsibility; duty; obligation