standardization; standardisation
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
experiments using animals; in-vivo testing; animal testing
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
territory; domain; dominion; possession
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
credibility; trustworthiness
taking someone away by force; transportation (e.g. for forced labor); forced transport (e.g. to a police station)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
overlapping; piling; stacking
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
unproductive; counterproductive
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
22nd day of the month; 22 days
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)