purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
future (usually near); prospects
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
in comparison to; rather than
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
question; inquiry; enquiry
now; the present time; just now; another; more
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
instant; moment; for an instant
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
regional governor in ancient China
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
close; intimate; on good terms
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
name; given name; first name
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case