pupil in ... year; student in ... year
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to get along well with; to make a go of it
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
participation; joining; entry; adherence
senior high school student
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
election; selection; choice
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
another school; other schools
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
difficult to approach; inaccessible
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
expression; presentation; representation; notation
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
and then; and so; and; so then
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
considerably; greatly; a lot
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
not caring; not giving a damn
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key