thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
craving; longing; thirsting
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
burial clothes; clothes worn to commit suicide
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
educator; teacher; educationalist
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
spider's thread; spider silk
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
beyond human understanding
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
half the body; half length
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
Aokigahara Forest (sea of trees at the base of Mount Fuji)
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
last ray of hope; only hope
sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound