examination; consideration; test; quiz
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; head position; leading position
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
at a young age; while still young
Public Prosecutor's Office
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
head of the student council; president of the student council
to begin; to set about; to start
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
the matter you have been talking about
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
president (of a society); chairman
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
an assortment; combination
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
in one's own way or style
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
without permission; without notice
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which