lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to throw into; to dump in together
necessary condition; requirement
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
bottom; last; last place; mud
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
self-control; self-restraint
degenerate; pervert; deviant
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
by itself; automatically; naturally
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
for use by adults; for adults
fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement