instead; but (on the other hand)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
transfer student; student changing schools
welcome; (warm) reception
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
honorific/polite/humble prefix
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to run up to; to rush over
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
that is to say; so that means
last flight; last bus; last train
how; in what way; by what means
commuting to school; school commute
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
amplitude; (degree of) instability; volatility; fluctuation
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
thought; consideration; thinking