first year of high school; first-year high school student
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
to detain; to check; to restrain
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
embodiment; realization; materialization
gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to have one's teeth set on edge; to get loose teeth
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
bored; having nothing to do; idle
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
no matter how much time passes
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
end; close; finish; termination
growing wild (naturally); native
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
imperial court; royal court
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
counter selling; face-to-face selling; person-to-person selling
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture