(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
(not) even once; (not) ever
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
wearing sandals; informal; casual
guardians; parents; father and older brother
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
large number (of); many; majority
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
school building; schoolhouse
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
pre-war days; before the war
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
untouched; unused; intact