senior high school; high school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
when it becomes; when it comes to
attendance (at school); going to school
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
just because; even if; even though
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
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 use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
pupil; student; schoolchild
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
promotion (school, military, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of