picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to get one's head around; to think about
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
visual confirmation; sighting
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
splinters of glass; glass shards
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
evening; early night hours
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
(one's) current position; current location; present position
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
temporary truce; ceasefire
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
daily lunch special; today's set lunch
written description of one's thoughts
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
children's story; fairy tale
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore