self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
decision; determination; resolution
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
attendance (at school); going to school
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
prejudice; bias; distorted view
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
everybody; every last one of them; all
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
environment; circumstance
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to complain; to make a complaint
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
meanwhile; in the meantime
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
so; like this; in this way
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
surroundings; environs; circumference
looking on (somebody) as hostile
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten