rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
results; record; grades; marks
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
I see; that's right; indeed
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
class disruption (e.g. due to discipline problems); classroom chaos
to be worried; to be troubled
authority; power; influence
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for