consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
possible; likely; probable
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
senior high school student
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
natural; reasonable; understandable
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
in the morning; during the morning
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
club activities; extracurricular activities
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
exhibition game; friendly match; friendly; interleague game between the Central and Pacific baseball leagues
complete; whole; perfect; safe
liaison group; liaison committee; liaison council
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
passing mark (examination); passing grade
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
study; diligence; discount; reduction
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind