energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
school of one's (first, second) choice
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
being filled with; being full of; permeation
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
time; season; period; phase; stage
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
pupil; student; schoolchild
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
almost; roughly; approximately
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar