friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
as (for); for; in the capacity of
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to pursue knowledge (one's studies)
action of making something; -ification
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
home area; home town; local
results; record; grades; marks
(moral) conduct; behaviour; behavior; deportment
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
recommendation; referral; endorsement
factory; plant; mill; workshop
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened