to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
boy; son; baby boy; young man
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
another school; other schools
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
such; this sort of; like this
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
summer vacation; summer holiday
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...