rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
every year; yearly; annually
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
middle and high-school students
another school; other schools
the opposite sex; isomerism
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
club activities; extracurricular activities
fast approach; quick intimacy
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
of course; certainly; naturally
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
overlooking; turning a blind eye
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
love affair; love relationship
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
each place; various places
secret; private; surreptitious
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
tone (of voice); manner of talking