to continue; to keep up; to keep on
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
overanxiety; needless worry
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
rebellious phase; rebellious age
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
leaving everything up to someone else
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be found; to be discovered
regret; repentance; remorse
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
in the meanwhile; during the time
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
place; situation; position; location
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...