taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
national; founded and run by the central government
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
secretariat; executive office
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
taste; liking; preference
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
simultaneous equations; system of equations
end of the work day; close of business; end of the school term; end of the school year
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
between times; when there's a spare moment
reasoning; logic; persuasion
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
talking while standing; standing around talking
to have an idea; to have a clue
semibasement; semi-basement
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
audio-visual classroom; audiovisual classroom
school store; co-op; purchasing department
bento; Japanese box lunch
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
overflow; abundance; exuberance
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
management; administration; operation
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
teaching licence; teacher's license