several times; a few times
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to sit for an examination
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
that is to say; so that means
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
educated; learned; schooled
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
final; eventual; ultimate
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
life; living; I; me; student
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
success or failure; result
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to be silent; to say nothing
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
use; utilization; utilisation; application
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at