to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
surroundings; environs; circumference
pupil; student; schoolchild
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
war; fighting; fierce competition
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
student (esp. a university student)
overseas student; exchange student
to accept; to receive; to agree
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
results; record; grades; marks
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
two persons; two people; pair; couple
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
prejudice; bias; distorted view
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful