Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to become settled; to be fixed
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back; to rely on; to depend on
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
first thing in the morning
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
hospitalization; hospitalisation
last position; previous job; predecessor