reality; actuality; hard fact
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
type of occupation; occupational category
handful; small amount; small number
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
study; diligence; discount; reduction
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
place; room; margin; scope
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
price; cost; value; worth; value
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
single-mother household; fatherless family
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
proper; respectable; decent; honest
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
template; run of the mill; formulaic
vocational school; technical school
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to lose sight of; to miss
stirring; rousing oneself
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
station square; station plaza
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh