confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
one day; (on) a certain day
program (e.g. TV); programme
antiquity; the previous era
general idea; concept; notion
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to affect; to impact; to influence
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to make merry; to be festive
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
senior high school; high school
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
first year of high school; first-year high school student
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
another school; other schools
life; living; I; me; student
for the first time in one's life
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
guitarist who also sings; guitarist-vocalist
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher