suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
interview (e.g. for a job)
very large school; school with a very large number of students; (lit.) mammoth school
interview; oral examination
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
nowadays; in this day and age
engagement; business; affair; use; need
pupil; student; schoolchild
to surge (water or waves)
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
student in a lower grade; underclassman
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
slightly off; not quite good enough; slightly wild-looking (e.g. fashion)
definite decision; final decision
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
family structure; family composition; family makeup
history of; experience of
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
just one person; only one
death by suffocation; death by choking
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
promotion (school, military, etc.)
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course