senior high school; high school
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
graduation ceremony; commencement
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
name; given name; first name
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
set of three; three sets; three classes
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
school of one's (first, second) choice
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
business; trade; operations; sales
this place; where one comes from; here
Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business