prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
senior high school; high school
two classes; double; two sets
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
pupil; student; schoolchild
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
corridor; hallway; passageway
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
scene; view; prospect; outlook