junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
closely; compactly; leaving no space
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
and; thereupon; because of that
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
failure; mistake; blunder
as you see; as you can see
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
because of; owing to; due to
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
beyond this point; from now on; after this
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
choices; alternatives; options
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to graduate from a university