having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
someone; a certain person
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to be able to manage somehow or other
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
two persons; two people; pair; couple
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
living together; coexistence
minimum; at the very least
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus