top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
novel; original; new; innovative
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
liver cancer (esp. hepatoma)
embolus; abnormal substance (i.e. air) circulating in the blood
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
therapy; treatment; remedy; cure
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
sweating easily; profuse sweater
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to establish a school of; to make a home of one's own
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)