cram school; private tutoring school
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
annual (plant); first-year student
sports ground; sports oval
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
close; intimate; on good terms
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
now that you say that; now that you mention it
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
serious; severe; grave; acute
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
assortment; product lineup
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
to close down a business; to shut a business
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
pharmaceutical department; college of pharmacy