legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
every month; each month; monthly
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
help; assistance; service
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about
31st day of the month; 31 days
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
opening ceremony (of the school term)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
order; directive; instructions; command
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
taking responsibility upon oneself (and resigning)
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
sudden rise (esp. of stock prices); jump
deputy head teacher; vice principal
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)