surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be helpful; to be useful
results; record; grades; marks
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
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)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
persecution complex; paranoia
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
common reed (Phragmites australis)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
attendance (at school); going to school
to feel depressed; to be down
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)