preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
when it becomes; when it comes to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
relatively; comparatively
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
school of one's (first, second) choice
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
how; in what way; how about
such; like that; that sort of; very
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
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)
tendency; trend; inclination