ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
special selection; finest pick; top pick
young person; youth; young
pride; dignity; self-worth
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
foreign; abroad; overseas
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
regular (periodic) examination
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
student guidance; student counseling
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic
healing-type; comforting; calming; therapeutic; soothing; relaxing
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
harsh criticism; something worthless or of little value
to speak ill of; to disparage
Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.)
finely chiseled (features)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
free-form (answer, etc.); essay style
study of foreign languages; linguistics