wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
superior; excellent; fine
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst
self publicity; advertising oneself
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
influence; effect; impact
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
examination hall; examination room; laboratory; experimental station; testing ground
great admiration; deep respect
start of work; commencement; opening
by the rules; in accordance with the regulations
morals; ethics; moral training
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
convenient; handy; useful
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
assistant professor; associate professor
at first; in the beginning; originally
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; (lit.) to gnaw at one's parents' shins
rather; sooner; preferably
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher