junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
club activities; extracurricular activities
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
from here; from this place
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
consecutive victories; series of victories