jpdb beta

vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

3

school tradition; school customs; school spirit

2

placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous

2

school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college

1

curriculum

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

1

school rules; school regulations

1

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

3

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

1

behaviour; behavior; conduct

1

pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening

1

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

2

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

3

auditorium; lecture hall

6

principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress

1

instruction; direction; briefing

2

message; informative matter

1

form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode

2

dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break

2

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of

1

reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience

2

school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress

1

student guidance; student counseling

1

a few words

1

end; close; conclusion; termination

2

leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host

1

doctors; teachers; lawyers

1

side; beside; feature of a sword blade

1

lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)

1

yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

1

to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death

1

mike; mic; microphone

2

teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member

2

physical education; PE; gym (class)

1

charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job

2

young; youthful

1

to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

2

features; looks

1

in addition

2

sportsman

1

one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

1

youth; adolescence; springtime of life

1

hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour

1

to get a laugh

1

superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

1

to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire

1

likability; favorability; popularity

1

Asakawa

59

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

1