question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
and (also); both ... and; as well as
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
important matter; matters of weight
university student; college student
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
student (esp. a university student)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
living in a group; communal living; community life
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
final adjustment; final coordination
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
in the same way as; just like
those (near the second person)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
inspection; examination; checking
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
serious; severe; grave; acute
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40