name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
promotion (school, military, etc.)
results; record; grades; marks
each; (arch.) you (plural)
depending on; dependent on
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
in order; in turn; one by one
to put up (a notice); to post
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
to score points with (a person)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
review (of learned material); revision
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)