school tradition; school customs; school spirit
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
decline in academic ability; decline in academic performance
overanxiety; needless worry
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
of course; certainly; naturally
pupil; student; schoolchild
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
arrogant; haughty; insolent
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
frequency (of occurrence)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant