licensed social worker; certified social worker
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
labor problem; labour problem
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
continuing one's education into high school
written order; order form
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
child consultation center; children's welfare center
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
remote mountain; mountain recesses
different (from); not the same (as)
number of days (times) one has attended
supporter (e.g. wrist supporter); athletic supporter; jockstrap; supporter (esp. of soccer); backer
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
Everyone is safe (all right)
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
moving tale; impressive tale
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
educator; teacher; educationalist
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
truancy; school non-attendance