academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
being the runner-up; finishing second
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
convenience store lunch box
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
separate; special; another; separately
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)