observation; survey; watching
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to get angry; to lose one's temper
giant star; great person; giant; superstar
study group; study meeting
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
very much; exceedingly; extremely
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
newton (N) (SI unit of force); Newton (Sir Isaac)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
very interesting; of great interest
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
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)
conquest; domination; mastery
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)