cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
educational institution; educational facilities
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to discuss; to talk together
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
information technology; IT
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
form; shape; figure; visage
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
society; the world; the times
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how long; how far; how much
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
estimate (of costs); budget
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve