philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
big problem; major issue; big controversy
level; standard; water level
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
play equipment; playground equipment
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
babies and preschool children
school; school building; schoolhouse
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
take care of yourself; get well soon
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
conclusion; end; finish; supervision; management; control
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
bill; account; invoice; information request form
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
(woman's) undersash; datemaki; rolled omelette mixed with fish paste (omelet)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
shoulder roast (e.g. of lamb)
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
to paint over heavily; to plaster up