club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
polite; courteous; hospitable
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
had better ...; had better not ...
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
settlement; solution; resolution
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
reality; actuality; hard fact
although I say; although one might say; although called
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
art of self-defense (defence)
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
elegant; graceful; refined
hesitation; indecision; vacillation