research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
author; writer; novelist; artist
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
(political) power; authority; influence
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
space (room, area, outer space)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name