so; like this; in this way
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
second-year student; biennial
excursion; field trip; school trip
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
enterprise; business; company; corporation
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
working adult; full-fledged member of society
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
equilibrium; good balance; poise
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
last ray of hope; only hope
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
group; party; team; squad; section
thereupon; shortly thereafter
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
corridor; hallway; passageway
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions