derailment; digression; deviation
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
opening ceremony (of the school term)
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
living together (with one more person)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
there being no use in arguing (about it)
place where one works; construction site; working area
to be enraged; to flip out