to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
to pick up; to find; to gather
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
to begin; to set about; to start
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
explanation; interpretation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
recommendation; referral; endorsement