senior high school; high school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
university of arts; arts college
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
machine parts; machinery; equipment
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
major subject; special study
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
large number (of); many; majority
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
first year (college) student; freshman; graduate of one year's standing
isolation; being alone; being friendless
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
because of; owing to; due to
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)