very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
as much as one can; as much as possible
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
junior high school student; middle school pupil
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
how much; how many; to what extent
solitude; loneliness; isolation
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
participation; joining; entry
(written) application; application form
(someone else's) parents; both parents
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse