overseas student; exchange student
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
(punishment by) striking with fists
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
to feel depressed; to be down
club activities; extracurricular activities
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
consumer electronics; home appliances
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
mouse (esp. a laboratory mouse); (computer) mouse; mouth
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
pure heart; naivete; innocence
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
without cause; without reason
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
unidentifiable; unidentified
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless