research establishment; research institute; laboratory
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
preface; introduction; preamble
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
brown envelope; manila envelope
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
clinical study; clinical trial
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
smoothly; easily; readily
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability