my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to live; to reside; to inhabit
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
to clamber (up); to scale
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
Silver Star (US Army decoration)
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
letter; missive; note; mail
something like ...; something called ...
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to look down on; to make light of
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
results; record; grades; marks
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
at that time; in those days
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
minimum; at the very least
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)