homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
liquefied petroleum gas; LPG
discarding; firing (an employee)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
transfer student; student changing schools
action committee; executive committee
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
close; intimate; on good terms
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
pleased to make your acquaintance
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
willful; wilful; as one pleases
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
greeting; a fine thing to say
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
presence (impressive quality)
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
such a thing; something like that
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)