old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
mission; delegation; transmission
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
aging; wearing out; deterioration
prohibition; inhibition; ban
system; institution; organization; organisation
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
school rules; school regulations
text; provisions (act, treaty)
remarkable; striking; obvious
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
(religious) faith; belief; creed
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
your home; your family; their home; (my) home