proposal; offer; request; application
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
genetics; study of heredity
Sephardim (Jews of Spanish or Portuguese descent)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
reflection; consideration
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
influential person; man of importance
Cristina; Christina; Cristina (Brazil); Cristina (Spain)
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
Ritsu (school of Buddhism)
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
timewise; temporal; chronal
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
short essay; pamphlet; tract
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
to work hard; to work diligently
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)