forcibly; by force; against one's will
participation; joining; entry
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
time; season; period; phase; stage
senior high school; high school
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
such; this sort of; like this
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
old woman; joker (in old maid)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to complain; to make a complaint
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
over-demanding parents; parents who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
team competition; team game
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
social networking service; SNS; social media
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
height (of a person); stature
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)