even though; despite; when
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
emoticon; smiley; kaomoji
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
maintaining the status quo
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to say; to be called; to do
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
offense; offence; method of attack
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
next year; next fiscal year
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
sports ground; sports oval
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
pupil; student; schoolchild
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
space; interval; space character; whitespace
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
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)
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
in comparison to; rather than
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
since when; from when; how long
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem