current student; enrolled student
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
(temporary) closure of school
police officer; policeman; policewoman
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
infection route; transmission route
sterilization; sterilisation
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
near; close; beside; third person
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
in perfect form; going swimmingly
not completely unthinkable; not impossible
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
supplementary classes or lectures
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
piecework that can be done at home; outwork
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
train that stops at every station; local train
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry