vocational school; technical school
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
rights to usage of one's likeness
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...