to fall completely silent; to become still as death
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
this and that; one thing and another
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
results; record; grades; marks
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to discuss; to talk together
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to graduate from a university
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to make a foursome; to have the whole gang (crew, group) together; to have the full lineup (of players, performers, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
research; study; investigation
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)