stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
overestimation; overvaluing
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
at first; in the beginning; originally
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
scruffy; unconcerned about one's personal appearance; rough and uncouth vigor (vigour)
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
commencing with; including
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
one-by-one; separately; in detail
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
in the meanwhile; during the time
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
serious; not joking; straight
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled