pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be prolonged; to drag on
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
end of consecutive holidays
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
open; public; official; overt
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
separation; farewell; parting
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
what time; (lit.) which hour
fourth day of the month; four days
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
reception room; parlor; parlour
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
to form a pair; to pair up
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
finger flick to the forehead
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to not believe one's ears
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
(electric) torch; flashlight