student in a higher grade; upperclassman
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
great laughter; burst of laughter
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
printing; typing; printed character; typed character; character(s) carved onto a seal
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
plate; illustration; figure
long ago; a long time ago; already
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
considerably; greatly; a lot
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
pure; true; genuine; unmixed