stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
senior high school; high school
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
beginning; outset; first; onset
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
in case of; at that time; at this time
prefectural high school; public high school
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
otherwise; or else; if not
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
complete change; about-face
beyond one's means or position
scenery; scene; landscape
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
stagnation; hindrance; delay
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
in this manner; in this way; like this
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to play a central role; to take a leading part
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial