left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
research and development; R&D
pharmaceutical (drug) company
expression; look; countenance; face
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
machine parts; machinery; equipment
laboratory animal; experimental animal
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
distinction; discrimination
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to be bony; to be angular
worst; poor and boring; uncool
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
secrecy; highly classified information
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
angrily; in a huff; in anger; high on marijuana
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
just a handful; only a small number (of)
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
official name; formal name
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
approval; license; licence; permission
one's post; place of work; workplace
just now; at this moment; at this point of time