choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
evening; early night hours
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
self-examination; reflection
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to aggravate; to make serious
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
after school (at the end of the day)
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to write down; to record; to register
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
visitor's or pilgrims' lodgings in a temple; priest's quarters
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
France; French (language)
strokes in a Chinese character; stroke count of a Chinese character
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
results; record; grades; marks
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face