direct connection; direct link
training; drill; practice; discipline
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
use; utility; effect; benefit
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
this for sure; certainly is
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
nonetheless; nevertheless
head; brains; intellect; understanding
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
very great; enormous; serious
to be damaged; to receive damage
to rebuild; to reconstruct
alma mater clique; old school tie
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
holding one's ground; defending local authority
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
an apprentice system; apprenticeship
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
lukewarm; tepid; indifferent; halfhearted
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
Japan Academy; learned society; academy; institute
academic study; academic research
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; JSPS
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor