admission ticket for an examination
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
of great promise; with a promising future
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
moaning; muttering; complaining
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
treating someone like a child
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)