rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
guardians; parents; father and older brother
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
the present term; the present session
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
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 receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
results; record; grades; marks
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
existence; possession; having; limited company
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
mock exam; practice exam; practice test