establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
showing special confidence and courtesy (to someone, often to convince them to take a post, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
large hospital; major hospital
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
history; pedigree; lineage
next term; next period; next version; next release
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to have one's name entered (in a list)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to vie with one's opponent
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
mass communication; mass media
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
postoperative; after surgery
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)