worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
authority; power; influence
professor; teaching; instruction
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
excavation (usu. archeological); dig
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
historic; historical; traditional
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
archeological world (archaeological); world of archeology; archeological circles
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
archeological excavation (archaeological)
cultural assets; cultural property
handicraft; industrial art object
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
artifact; excavated article; archaeological find
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
only recently; just of late
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
military authorities; army circles
outside the country; abroad
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal