student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
of course; certainly; naturally
graduation ceremony; commencement
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
both (people); the two of them
wish; desire; ambition; choice
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
rival; competitor; competition
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
moderate; proper; just right
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
again; once again; yet again
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
at the window; by the window; next to the window
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope