stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
newly appointed; inaugural
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
technical official; technical officer
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
debut work; one's first work
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
small restaurant; eating house
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
social; societal; societary
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
impossible; unlikely; improbable
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along