(social) class; rank; grade
special promotion (in rank or grade)
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
number of days (times) one has attended
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
spot; point; place; position
to become famous; to gain fame
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
true state; actual condition; reality
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
now that; since; so long as; because
leader of a female gang; leader of a group of delinquent girls
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
study; pursuit of knowledge
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
regular; standard; regular player (on a team); regular guest (on a TV show); regular (gasoline)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
rationalization; justification
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
official match; regular game; regular-season game; formal match
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
practice game; practice match