foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
prejudice; bias; distorted view
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
elective subject or course
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
everyday life; daily life
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
racial discrimination; racism
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
welcome party for new students
provisional club enrolment (school, etc.); trial period in a club
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)