competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
unfairness; injustice; partiality
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
end; close; conclusion; termination
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
beginning; outset; first; onset
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
board chairman; managing director; chief director
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment