entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
home area; home town; local
graduation ceremony; commencement
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
don't worry about it; forget about it
don't you think?; indicates question
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to face; to go towards; to head towards
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
will not do; do not; does not
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
funeral; burial; condolence
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start