to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
strap (to hang onto); hanging strap
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
separate; scattered; apart
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)