fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
to be touching; to be moving
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
graduate; alumnus; alumna
current student; enrolled student
all present; all concerned; all of us
noisy; confused; uproarious
school building; schoolhouse
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
whistle (sound made with the lips)
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
healing-type; comforting; calming; therapeutic; soothing; relaxing
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to become keen on; to get passionate about
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
obedience; submission; resignation