sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
loveable; very likeable; like very much
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
special promotion (in rank or grade)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
large number (of); many; majority
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
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)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
homeroom; form room; form class