senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
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)
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.)
large number (of); many; majority
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
time; season; period; phase; stage
recommendation; referral; endorsement
university admissions process based on school grades, essays, interviews, etc. (as opposed to an entrance exam)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
results; record; grades; marks
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
being disliked by everyone
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy