parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to graduate from a university
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
vocational school; technical school
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to fight against; to oppose; to face
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
speculation; thinking; meditation
clear; precise; definite; distinct
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
fourth dimension; four dimensions
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled