effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
study; pursuit of knowledge
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
senior high school; high school
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion