overall victory; championship
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
match; game; bout; contest
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
annual (plant); first-year student
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to smash violently; to crush
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to boost; to force up; to push up
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
pupil; student; schoolchild
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
second-year student; biennial
these days; nowadays; recently
breeding; raising; rearing
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
important matter (for discussion (deliberations))
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)