somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
failure; mistake; blunder
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
summer vacation; summer holiday
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
number of days (times) one has attended
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
pregnancy; conception; gestation
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
applicant for a job; job seeker; job-hunter