class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
serious look (on one's face); straight face
because of; owing to; due to
serious; severe; grave; acute
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
discriminatory; discriminative
low-level education; inferior education
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
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)
leaving school during a term
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
scoundrel; rascal; villain
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
rounding (fractions); rounding half up
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
within; inside of; less than
to approach; to draw near
departure; leaving; going away; recession
to order; to command; to appoint
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)