kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
high heels; high-heeled shoes
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
setting off (on a trip); departure
winter vacation; winter holidays
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
job; work; duties; trade; skill
president (of a society); chairman
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session
unofficial report; confidential report
impassioned speech; fervent speech
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
being good-for-nothing; useless person
make good use of; make the most of
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
senility; dotage; decrepitude
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
long ago; a long time ago; already
university (college) professor
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture