admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
shortsighted; narrow-minded
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
club activities; extracurricular activities
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
national constituency; nationwide publicity; being known all over the country
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
gazing at (in wonderment)
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
doctors; teachers; lawyers
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
accomplice; co-conspirator
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
person of strong constitution unexpectedly falling ill; sickness of a stout man; (lit.) the devil getting sunstroke
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks