low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to get someone to say; to make someone say
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
Tokyo University of the Arts (abbr)
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
university of arts; arts college
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
being very popular; being in great demand
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
change; metamorphosis; transformation
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
each; (arch.) you (plural)
award ceremony; prize-giving
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
sense of values; values; value system
town; city; municipal; urban