time series; chronological order; chronology
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to affect; to impact; to influence
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
safe; vault; storage cabinet
future affairs; affairs after one's death
something like ...; something called ...
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
genius; prodigy; natural gift
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
easy to read; legible; clear
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
blank space; margin; blank canvas
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
meanwhile; in the meantime
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
on the way back; when about to go back