results; record; grades; marks
senior high school; high school
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
choices; alternatives; options
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
decision; determination; resolution
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
studying very hard; studying like mad
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
handsome man; actor in a love scene
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
preparation; arrangements
to try and do something; to attempt to do something