dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
finding employment; getting a job
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
in history; ever; historical
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
book; volume; this; present; main; head
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
president (of a society); chairman
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
presence (impressive quality)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
senior high school student
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
pupil; student; schoolchild
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed