lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
several people; a few people
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
head house (family); birthplace; originator
heir; inheritor; successor
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
consideration; taking into account
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
determination; resolution
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
had better ...; may as well ...
at the last moment; this late in the game
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
study; diligence; discount; reduction
changing one's academic course
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
reality; actuality; hard fact
to thrust before; to thrust at