being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
full acceptance of workers' pay demands
mark indicating that the order of the adjacent characters is to be reversed (for reading kanbun in Japanese word order); check mark; tick mark
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
stubborn person; obstinate person; stubbornness; obstinacy
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
promotion; raising of status
chief executive officer; CEO
definite decision; final decision
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
Spartan; spartan; harsh; rigid; severe; strict
jumping along in a squatting position; bunny-hopping
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
examination; consideration; test; quiz
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
monks who practise austerity to the point of death and mummification
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation