cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
school; school building; schoolhouse
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
child prodigy; wonder child
highest institute of education
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to collect; to assemble; to gather
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
human rights; civil liberties
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant