almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
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 show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to complete decisively; to do to completion
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
10th day of the month; ten days
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); third string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
bad influence; negative influence
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
underground website (often critical or containing unofficial information)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
anonymity; using an assumed name
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language