disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
senior high school; high school
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
finding employment; getting a job
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
while; during; while; although; all; both
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
selection; choice; option
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that is to say; so that means
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in comparison to; rather than
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
at least; at most; (even) just
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
chief; main; principal; major
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
reason; cause; circumstances
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart