deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
beyond this point; from now on; after this
results; record; grades; marks
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
when it becomes; when it comes to
student (esp. a university student)
great hurry; great haste; rush
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
by means of; due to; because of; according to
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
beforehand; in advance; previously
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank