to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
educational institution; school; academy; campus
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
results; record; grades; marks
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
enrolling at a cram school
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
number one; first; best; most; game; round
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
such; like that; that sort of
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
then; and (then); in that case; if so
having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school; middle school graduate
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow