commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
receiving; acceptance; reception
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
reputation; respectability
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
league; federation; union; alliance
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
another school; other schools
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
setting off (on a trip); departure
synchronization; synchronized swimming
person in charge; official; attendant
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
scandal; deplorable event
soccer club (at a school); football club