regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
thorough; exhaustive; complete
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
those (near the second person)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
impossibly hard video game
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how