to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
faculty; professorate; group of professors
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
Itami Airport; Osaka International Airport
course; route; path; process; stages
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)