school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
difficult to ...; hard to ...
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to telephone; to make a phone call
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
ago; since; before; previous
stealthily; secretly; in secret
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
used article (esp. clothes)
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
immediately; right away; on the spot
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
in one's own way or style