shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
skunk (animal); skunk (i.e. preventing someone from scoring entirely)
four corners; four ordinal directions
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
graduate; alumnus; alumna
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
medicine; medical science
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
day student; commuting student
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
presentation (of a gift, prize, etc.)
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
closing of a school; closed school
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
finishing kindergarten; graduating from kindergarten
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
new student; freshman; first-year student
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
left breast; left side of the chest
really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally
with a heavy thump; with a thud; with a palpitation
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away