transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to become settled; to be fixed
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
housing district; residential district
senior high school; high school
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
two classes; double; two sets
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
homeroom; form room; form class
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
deep emotion; strong feelings
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
January; first month of the lunar calendar
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to talk; to chat; to chatter
club activities; extracurricular activities
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
corridor; hallway; passageway
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
eternal; unlimited; endless
missing someone; loathing to part
pupil; student; schoolchild