chorus; singing in a chorus
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
scale; scope; plan; structure
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
distant look; faraway look
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
hexadecimal; hexadecimal notation; hex
template; run of the mill; formulaic
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
ability to ignore bad things happening to one; power to not get upset or worked up (by ignoring something)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
day (as in holiday); daytime
to ride past; to miss one's stop (train, bus, etc.)
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
January; first month of the lunar calendar
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
elevated (structure); overhead
to begin to walk; to set out
manuscript; version; draft
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den