tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
at a young age; while still young
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
one's school; school one attends or works at
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
tide; current; tendency; trend
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
now; the present time; just now; another; more
medical world; medical circles; medical community
reigning; controlling; dictating
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...