teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
small fraction; small proportion
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
opening ceremony (of the school term)
homeroom; form room; form class
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to prostrate oneself before
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
short homeroom (at the beginning and end of the school day)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
speech; expression; wording; language
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to get angry; to lose one's temper
control; check; restraint; inhibition
marshy rice field or paddy
local dialect; vernacular; provincialism; national language
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
family structure; family composition; family makeup
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...