return current; convection; reflux
to start slowly; to lag behind
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to operate; to clean up; to inquire (into); to take drastic measures
this university; this educational establishment
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
sowing; seeding; planting
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
spontaneity; spontaneous passive
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
last flight; last bus; last train
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
outside telephone line; outer circle
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
Cupar (Britain); Cooper; Couper; Cowper
transplant surgery; transplant operation
complications (in an illness)
first (of its kind) in Japan
diffusion index; discomfort index; drug information
green light; (giving) permission; OK
donor; contributor; provider