third year of high school; third-year high-school student
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
exaltation; emotional uplift
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
close; intimate; on good terms
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
pointing out; identification
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf