to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
assistant professor; associate professor
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
first (of its kind) in Japan
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
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.)
anything and everything; just about everything
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
newspaper story (article, account)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)