to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
point in common; common feature
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
first runner (in a relay race); top-class runner; vanguard (of a person); front line; top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
too (much); overly; excessively
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
elementary and middle schools
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
almost every day; almost daily
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)