main school; principal school; this school; our school
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
in this manner; in this way; like this
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
accompaniment to a chant; musician accompanying a chant; samisen accompaniment to a recitation; samisen player accompanying a recitation; samisen music played between the sections of a nagauta; samisen interlude
society; public; community; social studies
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
make one wrong move and ...; take one wrong step and ...
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
general idea; concept; notion
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
existence; possession; having; limited company
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
the very start; the very beginning
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
physical education; PE; gym (class)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
form; method; system; formula
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
notice; attention; observation
everything; anything; nothing
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance