operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
foreign matter; impurities
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
first year; initial (year)
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
firm promise; definite promise
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
job hunting; job searching
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
need for approval; desire for recognition; esteem needs
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
for a while; for some time; for a period
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
collation; examining and comparing; checking (against the original text)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely