homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
even more; still more; further
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to work hard at one's lessons
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
by myself; in person; by oneself
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
physical education; PE; gym (class)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
utmost limits; extremity; limit
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be conspicuous; to stand out
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score