something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
teacher-training curriculum
teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)
job hunting; job searching
failure; mistake; blunder
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
father; dad; husband; you; he
junior high school student; middle school pupil
by myself; in person; by oneself
test for a position in a company; company entrance test
interview (e.g. for a job)
competent; suitable; qualified
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
race (of people); type of person
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
school affairs; religious affairs
student guidance; student counseling
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule