to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
society; company; the public; the world
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
results; record; grades; marks
maintenance; preservation; improvement
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
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
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
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)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
person who is satisfied with their real (offline) life; normie
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive