entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)
relatively; comparatively
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
limited; limiting; restrictive
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
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)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
society; the world; the times
severe; strict; tough; hard
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
society; public; community; social studies
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to pile up; to accumulate
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
now that; since; so long as; because
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...