junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
source of revenue; financial supporter
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to demand money; to pester; to extort
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
contradiction; inconsistency
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
separation; farewell; parting
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
explosion; rupture; break off
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
article; news story; report; account
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience