to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to feel; to sense; to experience
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
school of one's (first, second) choice
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
accumulation; accumulate; store
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
such ... as; or some such
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to tighten; to press hard
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to anticipate; to foresee
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to add to the staff; to increase the staff
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to attempt; to test; to try out
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not