going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
the way back; the way home; return trip
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
short homeroom (at the beginning and end of the school day)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
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)
open day; open house; day when prospective students can visit a university
attendance; presence; appearance
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
school of one's (first, second) choice
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to give the stamp of approval
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
contrived; false-sounding
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
festival; feast; carnival
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy