to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
world history; international history
to be able to manage somehow or another
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
with a start; with a jump
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
student (esp. a university student)
studies; schoolwork; classwork
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
high rating; good reputation
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
study; pursuit of knowledge
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak