waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
book; volume; this; present; main; head
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
president (of a society); chairman
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
presence (impressive quality)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
pupil; student; schoolchild
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
disinheritance; disowning
marking; grading; scoring
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
popular (hit) program (programme)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
originally; by nature; from the start
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...