youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
soccer club (at a school); football club
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to shake one's head (in denial)
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
inter-scholastic athletics competition
district; section; sector
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
war; battle; match; game; competition
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
although I say; although one might say; although called
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
in the same way as; just like
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
finding employment; getting a job
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease