to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
out of bounds; beyond the pale
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
only recently; just of late
to get angry; to become perverse
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game)
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
after school (at the end of the day)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
another's parent; another's parents
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
primary school; elementary school; grade school
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)