near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
self-consciousness; self-awareness
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to summon courage; to be brave
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
unexpected meeting; coincidence
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
summer vacation; summer holiday
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
consequence; outcome; result; blame
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
film studies; cinema studies
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
script; screenplay; scenario
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings