junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
senior high school; high school
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
how; in what way; how about
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam