examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
number one; first; best; most; game; round
materials; data; document
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
serious; not joking; straight
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
recommendation; referral; endorsement
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
graded on N steps; scored out of N
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
low (level, value, price, etc.)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone