memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
out-of-school learning; off-campus learning
chapter one; first chapter
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
royal capital; imperial capital
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
scale; scope; plan; structure
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
(your) daughter; young woman
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)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
hedge; fence; border; limit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
you could say; you might say; verging on the
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
dropout; quitter; deserter
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be able (to); to be possible (to)