saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
witnessing; observing; sighting
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to show signs of; to appear
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
sincere; earnest; serious
outward; superficial; external; apparent
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to torment; to torture; to harass
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)