younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
working adult; full-fledged member of society
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
junior high school student; middle school pupil
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
cram school; private tutoring school
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
plan; protocol; manifest; program
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
life; living; I; me; student
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
promotion; raising of status
job hunting; job searching
finding employment; getting a job
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
sobriety; soberness; sober face
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
one's house; one's home; one's family
to begin some form of lifestyle