returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
precarious situation; precarious state
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
matter of time; question of time
March; third month of the lunar calendar
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy