junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
two years later; year after next
arm; skill; efforts; ability
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
genuine article; real thing; real deal
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
third day of the month; three days
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
senior high school; high school
summer vacation; summer holiday
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides