and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
of great promise; with a promising future
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
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)
overseas student; exchange student
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
school festival; campus festival
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
graduation ceremony; commencement
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
meat shop; butcher's shop
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
complete change; about-face
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
great joy; delight; jubilation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)