senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
system; institution; organization; organisation
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
second-year student; biennial
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to begin to walk; to set out
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
don't you think?; indicates question
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
from the viewpoint of; according to
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
memory; sense; experience
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
(some) more; even more; longer; further
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
student in a lower grade; underclassman
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor