candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to keep a watchful eye on
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
property; fortune; assets
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(person treated as a) plaything
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
much less; to say nothing of
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)