pupil in ... year; student in ... year
promotion (school, military, etc.)
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
compulsory subject; required subject
selective system; system that offers choices
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
selection; choice; option
match; tournament; interschool match
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
festival; feast; carnival
audience; spectator; spectators
selection; choice; picking out
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
match; game; bout; contest
participation; joining; entry; adherence
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to have no chance (of succeeding)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to give something weight; to give something dignity
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
interleague game; interleague match
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
criterion (criteria) for selection
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on