altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
coincident with; while; simultaneously
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
fighting stance; fighting pose
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
society; the world; the times
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
strong-willed; strong of heart
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
special training; intensive training; crash course
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
real intention; true motive; true meaning
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
parts; accessories; components
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to join together; to combine; to join up
student (esp. a university student)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever