teacher; instructor; professor
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to repeat; to do something over again
the same generation; coeval
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
head; brains; intellect; understanding
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
communication skills; communication ability
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
price; cost; value; worth; value
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing