elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
freeform assignment (esp. one to be completed over the summer break)
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
older sister; elder sister
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
coincident with; while; simultaneously
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
official business; public business
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
schedule; program; programme; agenda
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
system; institution; organization; organisation
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
pride; dignity; self-respect