preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
corridor; hallway; passageway
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
senior high school; high school
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
unrequited love; one-sided love
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
beginning; outset; first; onset
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to grow up; to become an adult
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
suffix for familiar person
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to feel; to sense; to experience
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
had better ...; had better not ...
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
parental love or affection
job; work; duties; trade; skill