association; society; organization; organisation
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
research expenses; research costs
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
diversified management; diversification
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)
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
headquarters; head office; main office
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
with a click (of a button or switch); with a snap; crisply; one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; shortly
since then; from that time; ever since
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
trivial; not amounting to much
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
you could say; you might say; verging on the
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances