very popular; highly favoured
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
senior high school; high school
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
decision; determination; resolution
how many months?; how long?
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this and that; one thing or another
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
serious; not joking; straight