the next year

(politics) left wing / (sports) left wing / (military) left flank

(politics) right wing / (sports) right wing / (military) right flank

to avoid, to dodge / to preemptively avoid something: to prevent / to push to the side, to exclude

intonation, accent, modulation, inflection

Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi)

(less polite) frequently asked questions; FAQ

to give an evasive answer / to be evasive, to dodge the issue, to play games / to make do

bored to death

Short for お茶の水女子大学 (Ochanomizu Joshi Daigaku, “Ochanomizu University”).