to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
that; the matter in question
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
resignation; acceptance; consolation
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
opposite; reverse; contrary
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
senior high school; high school
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
proposal; offer; request; application
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix