absorption; suction; attraction
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
schoolgirl; female student
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
black lustre; black luster
changing clothes; change of clothes
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
university student; college student
working adult; full-fledged member of society
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to subsist; to keep on living
future (usually near); prospects
pessimism; disappointment
affectation; showiness; pretence
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
innumerable; countless; numberless
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
junior high school student; middle school pupil
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
black sheep (of a family); ostracism