Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
rational; reasonable; logical
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to be intimate with; to befriend
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
guardian; protector; patron; parent
commencing with; including
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
such ... as; or some such
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to grow up; to become an adult
future (usually near); prospects