scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
assistant professor; associate professor
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
isolation (e.g. of a particular chemical substance within a mixture)
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
monosodium glutamate; MSG; sodium glutamate
main ingredient; main component
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
taste; palate; sense of taste
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
literary criticism or theory
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(the art of) storytelling
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
Anrakuan Sakuden (1554?-1642)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
stories (esp. war stories) or lectures told by someone near a road or temple while begging for money