turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
Tokyo Institute of Technology; TIT
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
dawning (of a new era); dawn
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
interchange; transposition; compatible (e.g. PC)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
February; second month of the lunar calendar
large passenger aircraft; jumbo jet
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.