although I say; although one might say; although called
club activities; extracurricular activities
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
living abroad; life overseas
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to become empty; to be emptied
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
foreign; abroad; overseas
both; both sides; both parties
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
... years old; age (of) ...
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence