junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
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)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
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
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
how many people; a number of people
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to unfold; to unroll; to open
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
president (of a society); chairman
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
surname; family name; last name
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...