to learn; to study; to take lessons in
application; request; petition
free (of charge); gratuitous
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
individual; private person; personal; natural person
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
high achiever; student with good academic results
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
exemption; exoneration; discharge
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
cash bonus; reward; bounty
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding