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
don't worry about it; forget about it
to face; to go towards; to head towards
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
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
sense of values; values; value system
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
self-consciousness; self-awareness
firm promise; definite promise
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
preference; priority; precedence
payment of debts; repayment
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
singing voice; (sound of) singing
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
food (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.) cooked separately but served together on one dish
foreign; abroad; overseas
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
honour; honor; glory; privilege
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)