job hunting; job searching
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
postdoc; postdoctoral fellow; postdoctoral researcher
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
how; in what way; how about
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
very interesting; of great interest
point in question (at issue)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
relation; connection; relevance
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
progress; being under way
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
the other day; a few days ago
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
plan; protocol; manifest; program
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
antibacterial; antimicrobial
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
daily food; regular diet; staple food
scalpel sawtail (Prionurus scalprum, species of tang found from Japan to Taiwan)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy