the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
shoulder pad; shoulder reinforcement; epaulet; cloak worn in bed
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
distant place; faraway location; far away
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
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)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
making an attempt; trial run
number of times; frequency; count
very likely; very probable
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
considerably; greatly; a lot
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
helper; assistant; help; assistance