staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
research institute; (research) laboratory
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
such ... as; or some such
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
considerably; greatly; a lot
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
case worker; case officer
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
it's no joke; gimme a break!
middle of the night; dead of night
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to be manageable; to be able to handle