graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
technical book; specialized book; treatise
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
school district; school area
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
club activities; extracurricular activities
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
after school (at the end of the day)
senior high school; high school
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
interval; break; pause; spare moment
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
working for a company; being employed by a company
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
women's group; women's association
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
morning; forenoon; just before noon
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
one's (living) environment
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible