living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
older brother; elder brother
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
bright person; talented student; prodigy
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to entrust; to leave to a person
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
support; backing; aid; assistance
political measures; policy