(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
(committee) chairman; president
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to accompany; to go with; to go together
moron; idiot; stupid person
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
school; school building; schoolhouse
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
of no interest; not interested
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to ask; to enquire; to query
close; intimate; on good terms
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
inattention; absent-mindedness
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular