to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
club activities; extracurricular activities
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to make a lasting impression
isolation; being alone; being friendless
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
tone (of voice); manner of talking
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to some extent; to a certain extent
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
senior high school; high school
continuing one's education into university
to pause; to have a short intermission
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
(not so) much; (not) very
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
(medical) doctor; physician
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
human relations; personal relationships
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
mobile telephone; cellular telephone