far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
it is not (like that) either
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
professional woman go player
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
vocational school; technical school
finding employment; getting a job
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to have a talk; to tell a story
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
because of; owing to; due to