to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
vocational school; technical school
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
one's post; place of work; workplace
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
future (usually near); prospects
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
hot topic; talk of the town
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
bento; Japanese box lunch
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
female high-school student
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
first year of high school; first-year high school student
(someone else's) child; child; kid
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
world; society; people; the public
generation; the world; the age
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
supreme; sublime; highest
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
practical problem; practical matter
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
the teaching profession; education of laity
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
company; corporation; workplace
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails