pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
studying very hard; studying like mad
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
accumulation; accumulate; store
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
influence (on someone); inspiration
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
solitude; loneliness; isolation
rather; better; instead; if anything
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to repeat; to do something over again
one day; (on) a certain day
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
urgency; exigency; emergency
main question; real issue at hand
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
pressing; urging; demanding; demand