to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
artificial hibernation; induced hibernation
The Door into Summer (1957 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
experiments using animals; in-vivo testing; animal testing
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
influenced (by); under an influence
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
Tsutaya; Tsutaya (bookshop)
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater
autonomous system; AS; Asperger syndrome; artistic swimming; Anglo-Saxon
Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
espresso (coffee); expresso
Americano; café Americano; Americano (cocktail)
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
enterprise; business; company; corporation
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders