beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
silence (not speaking); muteness
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
government office; public office
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
study; learning; tutorial
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
attendance (at school); going to school
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
school rules; school regulations
expression; look; countenance; face
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
one's real father; natural father; biological father
seeing one off; farewell; escort
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder