closing of a school; closed school
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
study; diligence; discount; reduction
in one's own way or style
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
primary school; elementary school; grade school
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
loud shout; excited cheering
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student