principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
participant; entrant; player; competitor
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
free (of charge); gratuitous
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
bento; Japanese box lunch
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
eating one's lunch box before lunchtime (e.g. of a student)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
growth period (in children)
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
attendance (at school); going to school
that day; the very same day
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
rival; competitor; competition
homeroom; form room; form class
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
plump; chubby; voluptuous
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher