aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
results; record; grades; marks
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
understood; I see; OK; present; here
(committee) chairman; president
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
surname; family name; last name
in order; in turn; one by one
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
right in the center (centre)
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way