to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
posing a question; question
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
statement (of a carefully reasoned logical argument); dissertation; enunciation; setting forth
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
elementary; basic; rudimentary
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
impression; strong belief; conviction
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die