private tutor; coach; governess
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
genius; prodigy; natural gift
senior high school; high school
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
results; record; grades; marks
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
physical education; PE; gym (class)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
time; season; period; phase; stage
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
educational institution; school; academy; campus
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
probability; likelihood; chances