to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
main school; principal school; this school; our school
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
head; brains; intellect; understanding
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
considerably; greatly; a lot
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
great difference; major mistake
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
freely; frankly; without reserve
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
practice; practising; training; study
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to pick up; to find; to gather
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
rapids; shallows of a river