border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
first 10 days of the month
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
going to and from school; school commute
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
schedule; program; programme; agenda
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
job hunting; job searching
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
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negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
supporting, but indispensable role; major supporting role
trickster (in mythology); trickster; swindler; trickster; magician
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
road; load; loading (a program or data into memory); Lord; Lord (title of members of the British nobility)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse