to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
school camp; outdoors school
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
soccer club (at a school); football club
to parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on); to twist; to distort
way of calling (something or someone)
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
modesty; humility; being humble
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
daily necessities; everyday item
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
(in the same way) as before; as always
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to congratulate; to celebrate
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
to be intimate with; to befriend
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess