the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to make a false accusation; to invent a pretext for a quarrel
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
they; those guys; those fellows
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
senior high school; high school
the full-day (school system)
part time (school system)
two parts; two copies; the second part
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
consists of; comprises; is made up of
pupil; student; schoolchild
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to compete with; to vie for
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...