studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
highly selective university; university with high entry requirements; elite university
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
heaven and earth; top and bottom
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to pile up; to accumulate
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
they; those guys; those fellows
shopping; purchased goods
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
about this time; about now
to face; to go towards; to head towards
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)