extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
overanxiety; needless worry
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
rebellious phase; rebellious age
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
home; household; family; hearth
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
leaving everything up to someone else
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be found; to be discovered
regret; repentance; remorse
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
in the meanwhile; during the time
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
place; position; location; position; standing; status
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason