failing mark (e.g. in exam)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
national, prefectural and other public universities and colleges
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
don't you think?; indicates question
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
number one; first; best; most; game; round
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
recommendation; referral; endorsement
is that so?; I see; right; oh
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
just right (time, size, length, etc.)