start of work; commencement; opening
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
junior high school student; middle school pupil
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
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)
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
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)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
results; record; grades; marks
modesty; humility; being humble
... years old; age (of) ...
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
close; intimate; on good terms
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
in one's own way or style
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to lead a life; to live a life
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many