notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
rational; reasonable; logical
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to arrange (one's) shoes (e.g. in a genkan)
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
bolt from the blue; great surprise
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
straining (with physical exertion); crying; groaning; huffing and puffing
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
elopement; running away with a lover
hard to reach place; remote place
special selection; finest pick; top pick
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
national border; provincial border
expressing one's mind; speaking out
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
knowledge applied to evil purposes
order; sequence; procedure
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
indescribable; having no way to express