obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
half and half; fifty-fifty
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to get strong; to gain strength
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
pride; dignity; self-respect
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to become completely chilled
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
social game; social network game
(not) so much; (not) that much
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
not caring; not giving a damn
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious