third day of the month; three days
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
ascending and descending; going up and down
way of speaking; profession
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
Japan's best; number one in Japan
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
complete set; all; everything
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to hide; to keep to oneself
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to smirk; to grin broadly
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
full view; plain sight; completely visible
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
suffix for familiar person
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to like; to love; to be fond of
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to hate; to dislike; to loathe