ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
school inter-class competition (esp. ball games)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
still; even now; to this day
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
match; game; bout; contest
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
each; (arch.) you (plural)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
tedious; boring; being fed up with
allocation; assignment; allotment
class president; head class representative
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
baseball player; ballplayer
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to compete with; to vie for