to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
feminine; womanly; female
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
according to plan; as planned; on target
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
traditional; conventional
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
eating quickly; speed-eating
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
spoon race (i.e. egg and spoon race)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student