student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to grow taller (of people)
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
another; different; something else
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
Japan's best; number one in Japan
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
barbershop; barber shop; barber
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious