model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
inn town; post town; post-station town
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
journey; route of a journey
multinational; transnational
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to sit for an examination
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
divining sticks; counting; calculation
completely; entirely; totally
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
example; illustration; precedent
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
because; the reason why is
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to emphasize; to attach importance to
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
qualifications of candidacy for an examination
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace