empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
encouragement award; honorable mention (award); honourable mention
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
living in a group; communal living; community life
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
class disruption (e.g. due to discipline problems); classroom chaos
long ago; previous; of a former age
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to win the prize; to win the ring
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
personal affair; one's own affair
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
evening meal; dinner; supper
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air