picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
sample; specimen; test piece
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
medicine; medical science
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
still (continuing); as ever; further
latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes
influence; clout; leverage
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
economic world; financial circles; business community
leader; authority; mainstay
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
successful person; success
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
tendency; trend; inclination
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom