four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
club activities; extracurricular activities
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to compete with; to vie for
official name; formal name
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
feeling; sense; impression
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to go out and away; to leave
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade