pupil; student; schoolchild
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
homeroom; form room; form class
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
second day of the month; two days
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to pass (of time); to elapse
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
number one; first; best; most; game; round
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew