I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
association; society; organization; organisation
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
royalty and titled nobility
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
public interest; public benefit; public good
academic; scholarly; scientific
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
report of (one's) research; research paper
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
person with a bounty on their head
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
feeling good; feeling pleasant
spirit; heart; disposition
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot