severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
club activities; extracurricular activities
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
final; eventual; ultimate
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to knead well; to polish; to refine
living thing; living creature; animal; life
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
Akaihane (fund-raising organisation for welfare services); Red Feather
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
creation; Creation (by God)
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying