to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
senior high school; high school
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to repeat; to do something over again
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
results; record; grades; marks
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
in that manner; like that