ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
money-making; earning money
tool; implement; means; furniture
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to put one's hand on; to touch
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
full-time lecturer; instructor
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
coursework completed without degree; withdrawal from a course having completed the coursework
major subject; special study
anthropology of religion; religious anthropology
chief; main; principal; important
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
general idea; concept; notion
change; transition; vicissitudes
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
occupational ability; function; role
type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern
study; research; investigation
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also