international; diplomatic intercourse
surgery (academic discipline)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
(courteous) invitation; call
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)
to increase in value; to gain prestige
proud; having a prominent nose
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to pass (of time); to elapse
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
don't you think?; indicates question
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
clearing one's throat; cough
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to keep a watchful eye on
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
originally; by nature; from the start