faculty; professorate; group of professors
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
mortarboard; trencher; (square) academic cap formerly worn by Japanese university students
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
supreme command; direction over all
(your) judgment; discernment
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
recommendation; referral; endorsement
research results; research record; research achievement
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
supreme; sublime; highest
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
surely (not); certainly (not)
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
competent; suitable; qualified
advocate; proponent; supporter