very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
about when; about what time; how soon
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
Japanese (people, language, style)
young; youth; young person
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
study; diligence; discount; reduction
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
World War III; Third World War
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)