participation; joining; entry
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
sports park; athletic park; stadium
the whole island; all the islands (of a group)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
selected (sports) team; picked team; all-star team; selection
to compete with; to vie for
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
senior high school; high school
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
summer vacation; summer holiday
chanpuru; champuru; Okinawan stir-fry dish, usually containing vegetables (especially bitter melon), tofu, meat or fish; jumble; mess; muddle
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
growth period (in children)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth