infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
physical education; PE; gym (class)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
another school; other schools
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
recommendation; referral; endorsement
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
soccer club (at a school); football club
overall victory; championship
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
that is to say; so that means
considerably; fairly; quite
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly