chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
chief; leading; prominent; principal; main; important
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
going back to sleep; sleeping in
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
only recently; just of late
to raise one's voice; to shout
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
overseas student; exchange student
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
intermediate frequency; interferon; impact factor (of an academic journal); interface; index fund
galge; video game centered on interactions with attractive anime-style girls
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
single-mother household; fatherless family
on the way home from school
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl