this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
female high-school student
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
senior high school; high school
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
failure; mistake; blunder
after that; afterwards; thereafter
desperation; struggle to the death
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
account (e.g. for an online service)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally