pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
number of times; frequency; count
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up
subway; metro; underground (railway)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
north entrance; north exit
main street; avenue; boulevard
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
that; the matter in question