cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
study; pursuit of knowledge
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
continuing one's education into university
main school; principal school; this school; our school
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
long (time); protracted; prolonged
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
continuation; succession; series
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet