seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to face; to go towards; to head towards
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
failure; mistake; blunder
on and after; from ... onward; since
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
beginning; outset; first; onset
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted