person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
you (plural); all of you; you all
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
how long; how much; to what extent
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
such a thing; something like that
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
solitude; loneliness; isolation
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize