turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
according to plan; as planned; on target
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
weakening; emaciation; decline
this occasion; at this time; now
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
bad behavior; misbehavior
indictment; prosecution; complaint
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
hearing (by a government agency)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
on the way home from school
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
dealing with; coping with
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
in that manner; like that
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
the teaching profession; education of laity
at first; in the beginning; originally
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
Ikameshi (rice-filled squid); stuffed squid