dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
convenient; handy; useful
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
river; stream; River; the ... river
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
numerator; molecule; member; element
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
influence; clout; leverage
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
person of culture; cultured person
very recently; in the very recent past
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
blow; shock; strike; batting
conviction; belief; confidence
government; administration; statesmanship
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
social conditions; social circumstances
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation; demagogy; demagoguery
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
general election (of the lower house)
the preceding year; the previous year; last year