story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
incident; affair; happening; event
sympathy; compassion; pity
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
environment; circumstance
deviation; departure; omission
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
senior high school; high school
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
department (faculty) of literature
department of English literature
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
overflow; abundance; exuberance
annual (plant); first-year student
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher