very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
graduate; alumnus; alumna
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
since; henceforth; ever since
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
campus life; student life; life as a university student
by all means; no matter what; at any rate