sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
one's superior; senior; elder
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
just because; even if; even though
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to be enraged; to flip out
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
advanced level; high grade; senior
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
expertise; experience; knowledge
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
section manager; section chief
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
violent emotion; passion; fury
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
sickroom; hospital room; ward
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to surround; to crowd around