first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
in order; in turn; one by one
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
finding employment; getting a job
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
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)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
senior high school; high school
second-year student; biennial
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
gleaming; shining; glistening
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to scrape off; to rub off
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
still; even now; to this day
kindergartener; preschooler