next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
transfer student; student changing schools
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
straight-laced person; stubborn person
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
perfect; just right; ideal
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
notice; attention; observation
situated deep in the mountains
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
school; school building; schoolhouse
after school (at the end of the day)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
club activities; extracurricular activities
adviser; advisor; consultant