hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
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)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
study; research; investigation
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
around the world; throughout the world
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
that; the matter in question
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
function; facility; faculty; feature
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
if it is the case that ...
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
how long; how far; how much
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
correlation; interrelation
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)