valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
all; entire; whole; altogether
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
club activities; extracurricular activities
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
something like ...; something called ...
Niigata (city, prefecture)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
senior high school; high school
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
studying very hard; studying like mad
that is to say; so that means
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical