choices; alternatives; options
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)
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
every place; various places
research funds (expenses)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
still; as yet; as it has been
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
whispering into a person's ear
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
arrogant; haughty; insolent
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming