observation; survey; watching
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
truancy; school non-attendance
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to cause someone to worry
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to face on; to look out on to
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
commuting to school; school commute
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
ordinary citizen; the general public
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
re-examination; reinspection; retest
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
club activities; extracurricular activities