to slip through; to slip past; to evade
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to be needed; to be wanted
home area; home town; local
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
genuine; authentic; true; real
thought; consideration; thinking
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
possible; likely; probable
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student