generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
feeling; sense; impression
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
name; given name; first name
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
convenient; handy; useful
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as