first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
club activities; extracurricular activities
participation; joining; entry
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
martial arts stadium; (Nippon) Budokan (indoor arena in Tokyo)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
senior high school student
prefectural police headquarters
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
for the first time in one's life
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
feeling keenly; fully realizing
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
absorption; suction; attraction
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage