canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
military affairs; military service
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to be talked about behind one's back
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
party; set; gang; company; person
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
staying behind; remaining; residual
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
small number; few; minority
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
thorough; exhaustive; complete
machine parts; machinery; equipment
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
like this; this sort; this way
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
successively; one after another
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine