Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
how; in what way; by what means
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
connection; link; relationship
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
genetics; study of heredity
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
study; research; investigation
double helix (structure of DNA)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
estimate (of costs); budget
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to half-rise to one's feet
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
world-destroying conflagration
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...