storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
sexy; popular; well-liked
to like; to love; to be fond of
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
Saitama Prefecture (Kanto area)
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
wearing one's hair in braids
freckle; lentigo; ephelis; (arch.) buckwheat chaff
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
second lieutenant (JGSDF)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
(a person's) appearance; looks
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
defense; defence; protection
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
results; record; grades; marks
bright person; talented student; prodigy
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
commander; commanding officer; CO