focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
four characters; four letters
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
calamity; disaster; accident
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
pronunciation; production of sound
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
to finish reading; to read through
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
exploitation; overuse; abuse
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
to state; to express; to mention
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
written description of one's thoughts
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
process; course; mechanism
firm; strong; solid; stable