happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
classmate; friend in the same class
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
school of one's (first, second) choice
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
inscrutable are the ways people are brought together; there is no telling how people are brought together; marriages are made in heaven
to talk; to chat; to chatter
genuine article; real thing; real deal
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider