after all; because; but; even; too; as well
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
student accommodation; student dormitory
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
participation; joining; entry
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
head of the student council; president of the student council
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
new student; freshman; first-year student
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join