loop line; (transportation) belt line
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
national; founded and run by the central government
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
that sort of; that kind of; that (over there); like that; in that way; so
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
(not) so much; (not) that much
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
reason; cause; history; origin
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
overlooking; turning a blind eye
gentle; mild; meek; tender
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)