mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
club activities; extracurricular activities
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shuuto (type of pitch commonly used in Japan); shootball; shoot (of a tree or plant); chute
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
suspension of club activities; absence from club activities; not attending club activities
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
since; henceforth; ever since
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
lost game; game with slim chances of winning
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation