promotion (school, military, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
senior high school student
when it becomes; when it comes to
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
loitering on the way; wayside grass
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
rising; ascending; climbing
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
surroundings; environs; circumference
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to cross one's mind; to occur to one