a great variety of; diversity
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(college) president; secretary-general
Nishizawa Jun'ichi (1926.9-)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
normal school (pre-war Japan); teachers' training college
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to look away; to avert one's eyes
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
be (that) as it may; having said that
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
discipline; training; teaching manners
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
forcibly; against one's will
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
educator; teacher; educationalist
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
bento; Japanese box lunch
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
one meal; one meal (a day)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
food; food products; foodstuffs
bento; Japanese box lunch
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
the other day; lately; recently; during this period