infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
course; route; path; process; stages
charming; fascinating; attractive
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
city library; municipal library; public library
castle site; ruins of a castle
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
January; first month of the lunar calendar
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
treatment (of a person); dealing with
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
to play a leading role; to play a central part
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
event; phenomenon; matter
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
tingling; stinging; pungently
receiving an electric shock
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
(wheeled) stretcher; gurney; trolley
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
to run about; to rush about
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)