exposure to wind; severe criticism
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to move forward; to move on
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
promotion (school, military, etc.)
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
compulsory subject; required subject
selective system; system that offers choices
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
taking (a class); studying; completion (of a course)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
choice; selection; option
match; tournament; interschool match
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
match; game; bout; contest
participation; joining; entry
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to have no chance (of succeeding)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to give something weight; to give something dignity
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
player (of a sport); athlete; team member