to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
stimulating; exciting; provocative
upper part; upper region; region above
menu board (small blackboard on which the specials of the day, etc., are written)
espresso (coffee); expresso
well-bred; of good upbringing
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
educational institution; school; academy; campus
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
famous school or university
pupil; student; schoolchild
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
acquaintance; appreciative friend
first year of high school; first-year high school student
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)
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
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
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
transfer student; student changing schools
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
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)
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
homeroom; form room; form class
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction