chair; stool; post; office; position
to half-rise to one's feet
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
instead; but (on the other hand)
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to ask; to enquire; to query
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
ago; since; before; previous
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
sincere; earnest; serious
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
sublime; noble; high-minded
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)