genius; prodigy; natural gift
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
the wrong hands; hands of evil
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
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)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to graduate from a university
after that; afterwards; thereafter
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
at least; at most; (even) just
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
results; record; grades; marks
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
true state; actual condition; reality