field; sports stadium; arena
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
current student; enrolled student
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
unreserved seat; non-reserved seat
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
senior high school; high school
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
composition; setting (of music)
exaltation; emotional uplift
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor