gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to teach; to take a teaching job
university of arts; arts college
professor; teaching; instruction
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
leader; authority; mainstay
(Japanese) Agency for Cultural Affairs
secretary (government); director; chief
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
newcomer showing great promise; bright new talent
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
now that; since; so long as; because
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
environment; circumstance
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
retirement; resignation; stepping down
recommendation; referral; endorsement
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
overstressing academic background
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
reward; honorarium; remuneration
reduction; diminution; abatement
prize money; monetary award; reward
increase (in an amount of money)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
as (for); for; in the capacity of
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
import; importation; introduction; afferent