be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
after school (at the end of the day)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
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
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
(someone else's) child; child; kid
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
at that time; in those days
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
thereupon; shortly thereafter