to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
trembling with excitement
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
student (esp. a university student)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
senior high school; high school
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
in the meanwhile; during the time
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to keep standing; to stand motionless
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour