homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
while; even though; despite
sex maniac; seducer; libertine; Lothario; rake
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
opening fully; full throttle; full power
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
invisibly; secretly; privately
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to be transparent; to show through
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to yearn for; to pine for
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to pass (of time); to elapse
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)