easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
folklore studies; folkloristics
professor; teaching; instruction
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
for today; for the time being
forcibly; against one's will
to oil (e.g. a frying pan); to grease
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
second-year student; biennial
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
should; must; -able; probably; likely
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to increase; to add to; to augment
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
while; during (the time when)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
sincere; earnest; serious
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to soak into; to permeate
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)