to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
willpower; energy; vitality
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
materials; data; document
to some extent; to a certain extent
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
refinement; narrowing-down
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
intercept; interception; counter-attack
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
until now; so far; up to the present
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
by myself; in person; by oneself
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
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
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
general; popular; common; typical
senior high school student
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
failure; mistake; blunder
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to rain incessantly; to downpour