readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
study of antiquities; archeology
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
proposal; proposition; suggestion
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
birth; creation; formation
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
after-school education; cram school education
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
tendency; trend; inclination
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
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)
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
university entrance examination
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up