under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to work hard; to work diligently
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
educational institution; school; academy; campus
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
still; even now; to this day
continuing one's education into university
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
recommendation; referral; endorsement
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
stupid girl; stupid woman
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
striking; remarkable; considerable
history of Japan; Japanese history
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
recommendation; endorsement
independence; self-reliance
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
district; section; sector