apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
report card; result sheet
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
results; record; grades; marks
major subject; special study
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
the staff; inside the department
selection; choice; screening
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
name; given name; first name
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
interest (in something); enthusiasm
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
award of excellence; merit award
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit