(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
results; record; grades; marks
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
senior high school; high school
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
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
main cause; primary factor
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
neglecting; leaving alone
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)