university (college) professor
index finger; forefinger; second toe
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
social; societal; societary
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
general public; the masses
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
mechanism; organization; organisation
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
independent administrative corporation (institution, agency)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
really; truly; indeed; good grief
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
any more; any further; any better; any longer
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
that's the way it is; such is life
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
unauthorized (computer) access; hacking
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
police; police officer; police station