(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
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
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
February; second month of the lunar calendar
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
choices; alternatives; options
company director; board member
position; job; employment; opening
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
second; number two; runner-up
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
this spring; spring this year
person in line (for ...); person expected to ...
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
university graduate; having graduated from university
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout