pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
third-year student; third-year pupil
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
even if not; even without
together with; same; both; all; including ...
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
results; record; grades; marks
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to lead a life; to live a life
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein