to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
contest; comparison; competition
stepping back; drawing back
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
useless; no good; hopeless
the way back; the way home; return trip
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
common reed (Phragmites australis)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
advanced level; high grade; senior
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
confusion; mixing; merger
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
in order; in turn; one by one
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
surroundings; environs; circumference
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
physical examination (given at conscription)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
natural history; wide learning; broad area of learning
stingfish; scorpion fish; stonefish
stingfish; scorpion fish; stonefish
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower