direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
senior high school; high school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
precocity; early ripening; premature development
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
author; writer; novelist; artist
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
educational institution; school; academy; campus
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
now; the present time; just now; another; more
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
wearing one's hair in braids
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate