conference room; council room
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
first generation; founder
environment; circumstance
educator; teacher; educationalist
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
results; record; grades; marks
main question; real issue at hand
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
with a bump; with a clunk
reason; logic; method; system; order
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
to overdo; to do too much
jokingly; in the form of a joke
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content