academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
department (faculty) of literature
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to face; to go towards; to head towards
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
lecture attendance; auditing
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to succeed; to bear fruit
(very) back (last) row; rearmost row
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
(act of) writing on a blackboard
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
three-digit number; hundreds column
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
final; eventual; ultimate