natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
(temporary) closure of school
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
updating a software version; version upgrade; upgrading
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
number of articles; quantity
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
high achiever; student with good academic results
graduation ceremony; commencement
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
this spring; spring this year
effect; result; worth; use; avail
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
leaving school during a term
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
television program; TV program
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
first year of high school; first-year high school student
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
single colour (color); monochrome
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to walk in on; to tread upon