house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
near; nearby; not far off
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
cannot understand; doesn't make sense; unconvincing; hard to swallow; doesn't ring true
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
surely (not); certainly (not)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to shed light; to cast light
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
snake; serpent; large snake
matter of time; question of time
of course; certainly; naturally
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
research organization; investigative body
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
second; number two; runner-up
equipment; device; installation; stage setting