to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
impossibly hard video game
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
continuing one's education into university
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to start working; to take action
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
job hunting; job searching
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
job hunting; job searching
interview (e.g. for a job)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
episode; anecdote; vignette
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
on one hand; on the other hand
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
instant; moment; for an instant
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")