in succession; one after another
to take over; to hand over
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
rat (esp. laboratory or pet)
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
mid-air breakage or disintegration
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
longing for others; wanting company
to let slip; to slide; to glide
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
reopening; resumption; restarting
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
recalculation; recalculate
how many months?; how long?
inspection (esp. of a document); stamp of approval (for a document)
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life