youth; adolescence; springtime of life
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
Tsukushi (former province located in northern Kyūshū; later split into Chikuzen and Chikugo); Kyūshū
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
each time; frequently; always
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
physical education; PE; gym (class)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
participation; joining; entry
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
the whole school; all the schools
morning assembly; morning gathering; morning meeting; early morning tea ceremony (on a summer day)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
whole-school assembly; assembly of the whole school
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)