My words

背筋を伸ばす

せすじをのばす

to straighten up ones back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight), to hold ones head high

廊下

ろうか

corridor, hallway, passageway

毛先

けさき

tips of ones hair, hair ends

整える

ととのえる

to put in order, to arrange, to adjust, to get ready, to prepare, to raise money

ピンと

ぴんと

tensely, tightly, tautly, erectly, intuitively, instinctively, immediately, with a burst, with a crack

上位層

じょういそう

upper level, upper layer

成績

せいせき

results, record, grades

上位

じょうい

superior (in rank), top, ranking, higher order (e.g. byte), host computer (of connected device)

役員

やくいん

officer, official, executive, staff

学外

がくがい

outside the school, extramural

努める

つとめる

to endeavor (endeavour), to try, to strive, to make an effort, to exert oneself, to be diligent, to be committed (to doing something)

持てはやす

もてはやす

to praise extravagantly, to lionize, to lionise, to make much of

謳歌

おうか

rejoicing, glorification, exultation, celebration, enjoyment, singing praises

チヤホヤ

Chiyahoya

Chiyahoya

常套句

じょうとうく

cliche, frequently used musical (guitar) phrase

畜産物

ちくさんぶつ

animal product, livestock product

初釜

はつがま

first tea ceremony of New Year

初場所

はつばしょ

New Years (January) tournament, held in Tokyo

旧正月

きゅうしょうがつ

lunisolar New Year, Chinese New Year, Vietnamese Tet

今年度

こんねんど

this year, this fiscal year, this school year

手繰り

てぐり たぐり

reeling in (thread, etc.) transport by passing from hand-to-hand

歩み寄る

あゆみよる

to step up, to compromise, to meet halfway

噛み切る

かみきる

to bite off, to gnaw through

副業

ふくぎょう

side job, sideline, subsidiary business

荒らす

あらす

to lay waste, to devastate, to damage to invade, to break into to troll (e.g. web forums), to spam

淡々

たんたん

uninterested, unconcerned, indifferent, dispassionate, matter-of-fact, detached plain, light, simple, bland flowing gently

燦々

さんさん

brilliant, bright

敷く

しく

to spread out, to lay out to take a position to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

候補

こうほ

candidate, contender, prospect, pick, choice, list candidacy, candidature, nomination

緩和

かんわ

relief, mitigation, alleviation, relaxation, softening