guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
school rules; school regulations
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
after school (at the end of the day)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
girls' or women's division or section
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
author; writer; novelist; artist
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand