that's the way it is; such is life
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
student in a lower grade; underclassman
intelligence or information network
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to be talented; to be able
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
convenient; handy; useful
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
pupil; student; schoolchild
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly