younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
such; like that; that sort of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
immediately; instantly; right away; suddenly; abruptly; all of a sudden
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
senior high school student
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
even though; despite; when
looking depressed; long face
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
commerce; trade; business
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)