research; study; investigation
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
medicine; medical art; medical skills
workshop; studio; atelier
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
experiment; experimentation
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
carving; engraving; sculpture
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
our country; our land; one's own country
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
one's house; one's home; one's family
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
special lecturer; guest lecturer
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
being in love with each other
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling