animated film released direct-to-video
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
reigning; controlling; dictating
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
home area; home town; local
entrance (for passengers at a train station); passenger door (on a train, bus, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
how long; how far; how much
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
telephone dating or sex service; sex chat line
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
beforehand; in advance; previously
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
deep inside; innermost place
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
luck in lotteries; luck in raffles