disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
writing something on commission; newly written text
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
proposal; proposition; suggestion
story; tale; talk; discussion
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
senior high school; high school
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to pass (of time); to elapse
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
senior high school student
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
body and soul; mind and body
something like ...; something called ...
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
preparation; arrangements
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
practice; practising; training; study
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
review (of learned material); revision
waking up early; getting up early; early rising