something worthy of comparison; something being compared
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
in case of; at that time; at this time
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
seeing one off; farewell; escort
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
special selection; finest pick; top pick
planning stage; planning stages
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
creation; generation; formation; derivation
transplant surgery; transplant operation
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
control; management (e.g. of a business)
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
such; this sort of; like this
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
that; the matter in question
disease; ailment; illness
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
research establishment; research institute; laboratory