spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
arts and sciences; liberal arts
Kagawa Prefecture (Shikoku)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
educational institution; school; academy; campus
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
preface; introduction; preamble
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
opening ceremony (of the school term)
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
student guidance; student counseling
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward