this year; this fiscal year; this school year
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
a moment of time in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
fully prepared; all ready
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
prefectural high school; public high school
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)