to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
useless; vain; aimless; idle
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to boost; to force up; to push up
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to try all possible means
regret; repentance; remorse
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to extend from one year to the next; to go to the next year
classification; categorization; sorting
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
health; healthy; sound; fit
economic fortune; luck with money
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
many; much; plenty; hardly
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to smile broadly; to grin widely
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
indeed; really; truly; very much
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
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
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to be relieved; to feel relieved
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to think (something) strange
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy