free time; time at leisure
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
elementary and middle schools
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
another school; other schools
in the same way as; just like
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
person in charge; official; attendant
judge; judgement; decision; judging (a person, situation, etc.); judgement
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to be embarrassed; to lose face
unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
artificial mountain in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
long ago; once upon a time
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
passage; path; route; one's way
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
moving; touching; stirring
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
disposable camera; single-use camera
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; mountains and forests
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits