student accommodation; student dormitory
note (letter) left behind; will
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
women's college; women's university
graduation ceremony; commencement
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
on duty; at work; while working
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
summertime; summer season
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
heading; headline; index; headword