dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to state; to express; to mention
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
duty; obligation; responsibility
pupil; student; schoolchild
environment; circumstance
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
finding employment; getting a job
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable