bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
selective; optional; alternative
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
under the ... administration; within the ... government
visiting professor; guest professor
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
since the dawn of history
failure; mistake; blunder
science and technology; scientific technique
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)