alma mater clique; old school tie
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
financial power; financial means; wealth
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
general; popular; common; typical
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
silence (not speaking); muteness
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
separation (e.g. by a screen, curtain, or door)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
naturally; of course; understandably
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
reaching; attaining; arrival
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)