speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
economics research centre; economics research center
specially-appointed professor
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
change of occupation; career change
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
large number (of); many; majority
(written) work; book; writings
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
revision (of text); alteration; change
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
job; work; duties; trade; skill
author; writer; novelist; artist
editor (in publishing, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)