route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
time; season; period; phase; stage
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
finding employment; getting a job
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
vocational school; technical school
studying abroad; studying overseas
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to go out and away; to leave
having said that; on the other hand
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
selection; choice; option
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
(medical) doctor; physician
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
bright red; crimson lotus flower