candy; sweet; confectionary
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
to think of; to come up with
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
passing mark (examination); passing grade
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
special measure; special measures
to know personally; to have personal knowledge of
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
educational institution; school; academy; campus
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
very great; enormous; serious
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)