junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
change of occupation; career change
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
trio; gang of three; threesome
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
idol group; boy band; girl group
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
on bad terms; at loggerheads
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
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.)
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person