to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
vocational school; technical school
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
planned; scheduled; systematic
school building; schoolhouse
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
pupil; student; schoolchild
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
of course; certainly; naturally
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
bento; Japanese box lunch
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
shopping district; shopping street; downtown