school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to put up (a notice); to post
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to unfold; to unroll; to open
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
place; situation; position; location
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
pupil; student; schoolchild
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
remembrance; recollection; recognition
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
not necessarily so; is not always true
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
ranking table (e.g. sports league)
visual confirmation; sighting