very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
failure; mistake; blunder
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be conspicuous; to stand out
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
leisure; leisure time; spare time
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
these guys; these fellows
in the same way as; just like
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
examination; consideration; test; quiz
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
after school (at the end of the day)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
since; henceforth; ever since
going to and from school; school commute
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
surname; family name; last name
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix