a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
time; season; period; phase; stage
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
study; pursuit of knowledge
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to lose one's resolve; to have one's resolution waver
instead; but (on the other hand)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to bring; to take; to bring about
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to grimace; to make a wry face
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
sincere; earnest; serious
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor