barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
drawing ability; skill at art
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
during; for the duration of
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
being on duty; person on duty
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
24 hours; twenty-four hours
national holiday; public holiday
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
dirty; underhand; immoral; illegal
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
impression; strong belief; conviction
fax; facsimile; fax machine
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
listed company (on a stock exchange)