handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
prejudice; bias; distorted view
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
justification; rationalization
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
senior high school; high school
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
university student; college student
primary school; elementary school; grade school
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
at that time; in those days
senior high school student
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to search for; to seek for; to look for
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story