announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
creation; generation; formation; derivation
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
quickly; calmly; intently
observation; survey; watching
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
regulation cap; school cap
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
looks; personal appearance; features
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
prompt answer; direct personal answer
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
but; however; provided that