temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
(temporary) closure of school
study; diligence; discount; reduction
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
to have a talk; to tell a story
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
school building; schoolhouse
forced laugh; forced smile
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
Fire and Disaster Management Agency (formerly: Fire Defense Agency) (Defence)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
training; drill; practice; discipline
isolation; being alone; being friendless
chief; main; principal; important
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
commencing with; including
cooperation; coordination; link
power of the state; government authority
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
draft papers; call-up notice; red paper
sports-minded; sports-oriented
government worker; public servant; civil servant
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords