thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
identification; ID; identity
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; web crawling
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
anonymity; using an assumed name
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
frequency (of occurrence)
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
expected value; expectation value; expectation
interest; (investment) yield; profits
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
person who is ignorant outside his field
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
significant; meaningful; intentional; volitional
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to assemble; to set up; to construct
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
biting into a whole fruit (esp. apple)
these guys; these fellows
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
certainly; surely; definitely
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
company president; manager; director
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment