home area; home town; local
all over Japan; throughout Japan
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
study; pursuit of knowledge
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
authority; power; influence
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
school rules; school regulations
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
deputy head teacher; vice principal
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
school building; schoolhouse
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
as (for); for; in the capacity of
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
while; even though; despite
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate