cosmetics; beauty products; toiletries; makeup
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
legend; folklore; tradition
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
embodiment; realization; materialization
hard worker; hardworking person
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
time in; making a move immediately (in a timed game of shogi, go, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to be at a loss for words
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)
the world in general; society; convention
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to have an idea; to have a clue
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tingling; stinging; pungently