village school (esp. in Edo-era Japan, and ancient Korea and China)
vegetables pickled in sake lees
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
starting pistol; starter pistol
whisky bonbon; whiskey bonbon; liqueur candy
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
covering used to wrap a baby
to decorate; to prettify; to attach a decorative sticker, cover, bauble, etc. to a cell phone, notebook, slippers, etc.
compulsive kisser; person who gives many kisses; person who likes kissing others
ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
completely beating somebody up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing somebody
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
in low spirits; dejected; sad
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
offline meeting (face-to-face meeting by people who normally interact online)
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
closing of a school; closed school
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
school inter-class ball-game competition