(one's) military service record
results; record; grades; marks
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
for a while; for some time; for a period
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to close (one's eyes); to shut
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
unconfirmed; unidentified
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
to fight; to cross swords; to engage in battle; (lit.) to cross spears
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
prospects of victory; chances of success
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
rapid completion; intensive training
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education