results; record; grades; marks
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
maintenance; preservation; improvement
job hunting; job searching
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
society; public; community; social studies
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
desperately; for one's dear life
until now; so far; up to the present
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
regret; repentance; remorse
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
copier; copy machine; photocopier
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on