pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
research and development; R&D
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
genius; prodigy; natural gift
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
stupid brat; son of a bitch
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
sun; saint; San (people); son
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
complicated and mysterious
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to carry something into a place
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included