committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
system; institution; organization; organisation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
interference; intervention; meddling
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
simply put; putting it simply; in short
that's the way it is; such is life
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to stop in the middle of a sentence
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be needed; to be wanted
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
though; notwithstanding; although
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
school building; schoolhouse
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways