to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
every month; each month; monthly
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
hoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying; putting up
custom; habit; customary practice
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
red or gold circle representing the Sun; national flag of Japan; Japanese flag; Japan; Japanese government
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
depravity; corruption; degradation
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person