light; lamp; counter for electric lights
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
shades of evening; dead of night
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
unfortunately; regrettably
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to work hard at one's lessons
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
replication (of an experiment); verification (of experimental results); reproduction; supplementary examination; makeup exam
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
territory; domain; dominion; possession
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
root; joint; base; crotch
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
military clash; military conflict; military confrontation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
smuggling; contraband trade