illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
educational institution; school; academy; campus
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
still; even now; to this day
continuing one's education into university
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
recommendation; referral; endorsement
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
stupid girl; stupid woman
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
striking; remarkable; considerable
Japanese history; history of Japan
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
recommendation; endorsement
independence; self-reliance
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever