state examination; national examination
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
closing down a hospital, institution, temple, etc.; shutting down; closing a hospital, institution, temple, etc. (for the day); adjourning a session of the Imperial Diet
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
quack; quack doctor; fake doctor
confidence; trust; faith; credit
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
swelling; edema; oedema; dropsy
sign; indication; omen; symptom
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
split; division; break up
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
Harvard (University) (abbr)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
judgment; judgement; discernment
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase