route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
promotion (school, military, etc.)
humanities and sciences; reason; logic; line of thought (in a piece of writing); thread (of meaning)
choice; selection; option
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
wish; desire; ambition; choice
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
first year of high school; first-year high school student
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
homeroom; form room; form class
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
here and there; everywhere
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
security; stability; safety; peace
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave