to show up; to appear; to turn up
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
(physical) growth; development
same generation; one's generation
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
cannot be compared with; no match for
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
blue tarpaulin; blue plastic waterproof sheeting
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to have an idea; to have a clue
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)