research funds (expenses)
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
moment by moment; hour by hour
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
environment; circumstance
study; research; investigation
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
billboard; advertising sign
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
trade; buying and selling
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
genuine article; real thing; real deal
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
participation; joining; entry; adherence
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
in the ministry; in the department
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous