of no interest; not interested
one's manners; one's attitude
great difference; major mistake
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
final; eventual; ultimate
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to discuss; to talk together
serious look (on one's face); straight face
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
hello; good day; good afternoon
discovery; detection; finding
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
welcome!; nice to see you!
annual (plant); first-year student
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
alternately; by turns; one after the other
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
alone; by oneself; on one's own
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific