still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
every year; yearly; annually
order; sequence; procedure
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
counter for (school) periods; nth period
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
desperately; for one's dear life
opening (the doors of a venue); inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
centre; center; center fielder
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
printout; (computer) printing
base sequence; nucleotide sequence; nucleic acid sequence
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
inside; interior; inner part
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
dial (of a meter, watch, etc.); face (of a clock); keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.); letter board (communication aid for people unable to speak); communication board
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
left side; left-hand side
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)