to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
medical care; medical treatment
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
pharmaceutical (drug) company
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
business world; business circles; (the) industry
administration (of medicine)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
heir; inheritor; successor
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
highest level; high-water mark
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
extended leave; long vacation
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
preparatory phase; preparatory period
that country; (arch.) nirvana
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
to entertain; to make welcome
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
title of honour; title of honor
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
instructor; advisor; adviser
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
worried look; concerned expression