barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
export; exportation; efferent
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
embossing a pattern; repoussé; drum signaling the end of a performance; serve (e.g. in tennis); drive (in golf); printout
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to resign from one's post
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
hospitalization; hospitalisation
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
bureau director; office chief
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
medical world; medical circles; medical community
even more; still more; further
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
you (plural); all of you; you all
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder