memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
selection; choice; picking out
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
unit; (musical) group; band
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
time; season; period; phase; stage
senior high school; high school
life; living; I; me; student
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
should; must; -able; probably; likely
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to grow up; to become an adult
to feel; to sense; to experience
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed