dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
good luck; fortune; happiness
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
omen (usu. good); (auspicious) sign; first two anniversaries of a person's death
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
backflip; backward somersault
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
keeping things tidy and in order
sticker; (adhesive) label
disorder; chaos; confusion
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where
to lead a life; to live a life
in accordance with; pursuant to; in proportion to; according to; in the same manner as; in the same way as
every month; each month; monthly
closing time; lockup; curfew
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher