clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
footbath; hot spring bath designed for soaking one's feet
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
main cause; primary factor
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
results; record; grades; marks
review (of learned material); revision
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
splish-splash; with a splash
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
study group; study meeting
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
monetary; financial; pecuniary
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude