academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to put up (a notice); to post
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
after a long time; for the first time in a while
annual (plant); first-year student
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
door; gate; opening; title page
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
summer vacation; summer holiday
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
practical problem; practical matter
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)