person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
failure; mistake; blunder
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
by myself; in person; by oneself
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
selection; choice; option
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
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
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
while; during; while; although; all; both
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
in that way; thus; so; so?
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy