downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
devotion; attachment; infatuation
this school; the school in question
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
personal; individual; private
contemplation; meditation
back issue (of a publication); back-number
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
enumeration; citation; listing
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
article; news story; report; account
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
matter to be checked or investigated
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
independent action; acting alone
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to make one's rounds; to patrol
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
way one walks; one's walk
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
audience; spectator; spectators
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
main school; principal school; this school; our school
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet