to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
(not) even once; (not) ever
take care of yourself; get well soon
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
wearing sandals; informal; casual
guardians; parents; father and older brother
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
large number (of); many; majority
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
school building; schoolhouse
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
old system; old order; pre-World War II education system; prewar education system
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base