wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
school building; schoolhouse
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
ten; 10; ten years of age
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
comparatively; relatively
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
current student; enrolled student
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
new student; freshman; first-year student
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
for the first time in one's life
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
chorus; singing in a chorus
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to get along well with; to make a go of it
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
cheerful; lively; lighthearted