academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to accept; to receive; to agree
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
surroundings; environs; circumference
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
rejection (of an application)
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
home area; home town; local
job hunting; job searching
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
grandfather; male senior-citizen
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
the last moment; the very end
needing care (of a person); needing to be looked after; troublesome; annoying; difficult
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
long ago; a long time ago; already
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
working adult; full-fledged member of society
homeroom; form room; form class
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar