effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
society; the world; the times
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
senior high school; high school
life; living; I; me; student
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
school of one's (first, second) choice
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to