life; living; I; me; student
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
refinement; elegance; grace
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
memories; recollections; reminiscence
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
chorus; singing in a chorus
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
how; in what way; how about
after school (at the end of the day)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
such; this sort of; like this
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to tie; to fix; to attach
two classes; double; two sets