top university; leading university; first-rate university
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
long distance relationship
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
dated; date; fixed; external
recommendation; referral; endorsement
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
choices; alternatives; options
to be found; to be discovered
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar