serious; severe; grave; acute
it is not (like that) either
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
senior high school; high school
second-year student; biennial
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be worried; to be troubled
feeling; sense; impression
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
job hunting; job searching
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
in this way; thus; such; uh...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
after that; afterwards; thereafter
finding employment; getting a job
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance