rising; ascending; climbing
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
suffix for familiar person
study; diligence; discount; reduction
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
courteous; decorous; polite
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
first place; head position; leading position
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
within; inside of; less than
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
wherein; therein; thereinto
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
incident; affair; happening; event
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning