obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
main force; chief object; mainline
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
such; like that; in that way
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
abstention; nonparticipation
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
(not) even once; (not) ever
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
long night (esp. of autumn)
but; however; even though; even if
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
going to sleep; falling asleep; sleeping
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
life; living; I; me; student
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
cross; crossed; cruciform
Thunder Cross (video game)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur