sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
summer vacation; summer holiday
second-year student; biennial
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
just a minute; small quantity
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed