how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
scholarship society; educational society; honor society
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
results; record; grades; marks
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
rather than; more ... than ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
home area; home town; local
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to work hard at one's lessons
while; during; while; although; all; both
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
late at night; at a late hour
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
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)
fourth year (college) student; senior
job hunting; job searching
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate