things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
empirically; from experience
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
to pretend; to act (as if)
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
serious; severe; grave; acute
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
hacking; hacking (basketball, rugby, etc.); fouling
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
third-year student; third-year pupil
being in school; being a student (of)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
doctors; teachers; lawyers
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)