cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
editor (in publishing, etc.)
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
creator; inventor; developer
if you do this; if this is the case
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
consultation; consulting; consul
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
university graduate; having graduated from university
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
continuing one's education into university
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
income; receipts; revenue
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle