it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
made in Japan; Japanese-made
school of pharmacy; department of pharmaceutical sciences
migration; move; emigration; immigration
to feel inferior; to feel small
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
leak of official secrets; leaking of confidential information
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; MHLW
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
maximum allowable single-day gain (stock exchange, commodities trading, etc.); stop high; limit high
very likely; very probable
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to be silent; to say nothing
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
medical university; medical college; medical school
professor; teaching; instruction
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
unauthorized (computer) access; hacking
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days