same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
prior investment; upfront investment
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
permanent employment; being hired as a regular employee; non-trial appointment
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
job; work; duties; trade; skill
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
(circular) tour; round trip; excursion
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
work; business; company; study
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
aptitude; aptness; suitability
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
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
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
that; the matter in question