to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
first year of high school; first-year high school student
very young; little; childish; immature
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
transfer student; student changing schools
to look forward to something
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
performer; entertainer; celebrity
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
nonchalantly; without a care
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)