competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
(deposit) passbook; bankbook
(bank) balance; remainder
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
top hundred; hundred best
10,000,000,000; ten billion
child benefit; child allowance
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
junior high school student; middle school pupil
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
at least; at most; (even) just
(abbr) Harvard University
university graduate; having graduated from university
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
highest institute of education
feel (of a material); texture
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
growth period; growing season
long ago; already; a long time ago
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts