jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
light blue; pale blue; aqua
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
to compete with; to vie for
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
total hours spent working
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
homeroom; form room; form class
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)