red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
public hall; community center; community centre
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
library (usu. single-room); small library
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect; carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.); execution
gelatinous glue (usu. from animal and fish bones, hide, etc.)
laxative; purgative; evacuant
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature; flexion
region; limits; stage; level
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
stomach lining; gastric wall
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
softness; flexibility; elasticity