admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
senior high school; high school
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
gem; jewel; precious stone
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
even if not; even without
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to say no more; to sink into silence
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained