to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
winner; victor; conqueror
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in that way; thus; so; so?
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
in comparison to; rather than
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)