a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
consists of; comprises; is made up of
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
annual (plant); first-year student
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
leader; authority; mainstay
theory of education; view of education
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
head of the student council; president of the student council
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
party; set; gang; company; person
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
narrow margin; slim margin
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to come back; to bloom a second time
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
second-year student; biennial
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate