to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
fixed date; appointed day
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to be able to manage somehow or other
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
build; physique; frame; constitution
average; ordinary; normal
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
boarder; boarding student
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
extremely dangerous; full of peril
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together