diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
police; police officer; police station
guidance; protective custody
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
reaching; attaining; arrival
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
I see; that's right; indeed
to give a round of applause; to applaud
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess