to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
assertion; declaration; affirmation
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to like; to love; to be fond of
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
sense of humor; sense of humour
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
since when; from when; how long
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
image quality (film, video, etc.)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
perception; sensation; awareness
scientific world; world of science; scientific circles; scientific community
official announcement; proclamation
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated