laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
indicate reason; infers some protest
taboo word; euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)
main question; real issue at hand
sample; specimen; test piece
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
first of all; first thing
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
as soon as possible; ASAP
discipline; punishment; reprimand
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
reconciliation; make peace with
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
every month; each month; monthly
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
attendance; presence; appearance
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
leader; authority; mainstay
Security Council of Japan
adviser; advisor; consultant