national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
of great promise; with a promising future
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
senior high school; high school
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
neat and clean; tidy; trim
admission ticket for an examination
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
time; hour; period; class
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
please (give me); please (do for me)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)