club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
thought; consideration; thinking
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
the whole school; all the schools
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
testimonial; certificate of commendation
to hand (over); to deliver in person
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
that's the way it is; such is life
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why