entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
finding employment; getting a job
trusting too much; overestimating ability
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to boost; to force up; to push up
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
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)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
handful; small amount; small number
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to become dim; to become blurred
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
(political) power; authority; influence
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance