department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
pupil; student; schoolchild
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be conspicuous; to stand out
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)