to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
breaking off; snapping off
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
extracurricular activities
attendance; presence; appearance
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
investment; contribution; financing
future prospects; promise
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
Japanese company (business, firm)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
import; importation; introduction; afferent
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to be expensive; to be costly
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to figure out; to get an idea
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful