concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
student (esp. a university student)
drama; theatre; theater; play
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
instant; moment; for an instant
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
primary school; elementary school; grade school
life; living; I; me; student
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
common people; ordinary people; masses
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
one's original family name; maiden name
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...