research paper; study; thesis
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own
labor; labour; manpower; working force
striking; remarkable; considerable
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
human resources; man-power resources
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
(bar of) sweet-potato paste
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard); (arch.) metal sword guard; (arch.) polearm
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
along the river; riverside
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
all you can drink; bottomless cup
outsider; someone outside of a group
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
anonymity; using an assumed name
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report