debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
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
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
every year; yearly; annually
cooking; food preparation
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
adviser; advisor; consultant
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
pupil; student; schoolchild
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
shriek of delight; cry of joy
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
please; somehow or other; one way or another
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...