failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
father; dad; husband; you; he
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
number one; first; best; most; game; round
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
annual (plant); first-year student
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
such; like that; that sort of; very
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
maid; helper; help; assistance
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
edge of town; outskirts of a village
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
just one person; only one
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
American continent; the Americas
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless