great difference; major mistake
proud; having a prominent nose
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
explosion; rupture; break off
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
calamity; misfortune; disaster
order; command; directions; instructions
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
physical education; PE; gym (class)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
way of affixing something; way of recording something (to a logbook, etc.)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
pupil; student; schoolchild
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
whether or not; presence or absence
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader