hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
boy's school uniform (usu. a black jacket with a stand-up collar and loose trousers)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
the front; honest; upright; decent
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
difference; variation; difference
evident; plain; distinct; clear
separate; respective; different
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
autumn breeze; fall breeze
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
speech; expression; wording; language
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
permission; approval; authorization; license