My words

丁寧

ていねい

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough; conscientious

高架橋

こうかきょう

elevated bridge

象徴

しょうちょう

symbol

無償

むしょう

no compensation, free of charge

凄い

すごい

terrible, dreadful, amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific, to a great extent, vast (in numbers)

前提

ぜんてい

preamble, premise, reason, prerequisite, condition, assumption, hypothesis, given

宗教

しゅうきょう

religion, religious affiliation, belief, faith, creed, religious activity, religion

欧州

おうしゅう

Europe

捕らえる

とらえる

to seize, to capture, to arrest, to grasp, to perceive, to treat (as)

誘惑

ゆうわく

temptation, allurement, lure, seduction

唸る

うなる

to groan, to moan, to roar, to howl, to growl, to hum (e.g. engine, wires in wind), to buzz, to sough, low, dull sound, to ooh and aah (in admiration), to sing in a strong, low voice (esp. traditional chant or recitation)

寂しがる

さびしがる

to miss someone, to miss something, to feel lonely

混乱

こんらん

disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem

挙句

あげく

after (a long process); at the end of, last line (of a renga)

羨ましい

うらやましい

envious (feeling, etc.), jealous, enviable (position, etc.)

当局者

とうきょくしゃ

authority (person)

捧げる

ささげる

to lift up, to give, to offer, to consecrate, to devote, to sacrifice, to dedicate

お互い

おたがい

mutual; reciprocal; each other

滴り落ちる

したたりおちる

to trickle down

文芸

ぶんげい

literature, art and literature, belles-lettres

保健室

ほけんしつ

school infirmary

自信作

じしんさく

work of art the creator has confidence in

食わせる

くわせる

to feed, to provide, to inflict, to cheat

存分に

ぞんぶんに

freely, to one's heart's content

勧誘

かんゆう

invitation, solicitation, canvassing, canvasing, inducement, persuasion, encouragement

義務教育

ぎむきょういく

compulsory education

改めて

あらためて

another time, again, over again, once again, anew, formally, especially, intentionally, deliberately

割に合う

わりにあう

to be worth it, to pay

当たり前

あたりまえ

natural, reasonable, obvious, usual, common, ordinary, commonplace, the norm

執筆

しっぴつ

writing (e.g. as a profession)