remarkable; striking; obvious
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
pupil; student; schoolchild
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
throughput; processing power
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
telephone book; telephone directory
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
present; current; in operation
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
every place; various places
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
government-approved curriculums; (educational) guidelines
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
standardization; standardisation
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state