route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
studying abroad; studying overseas
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
home area; home town; local
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
vocational school; technical school
finding employment; getting a job
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
go that far; to that extent
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
final; eventual; ultimate
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
bank; banking institution
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
author; writer; novelist; artist
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
future (usually near); prospects
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million