minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
technique; art; skill; move
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
senior high school student
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
senior high school; high school
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
at that time; in those days
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
influence; effect; impact
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
novel; story; (work of) fiction
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
student guidance; student counseling
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
so; therefore; and; (and) then
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
new publication; new book; new edition; reissue; republication
(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved