strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to begin talking; to open up
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
had better ...; had better not ...
top university; leading university; first-rate university
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
future (usually near); prospects
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
it is not (like that) either
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
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)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
study; diligence; discount; reduction
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one grade; first-class; primary
civil service examination
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence