to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to finish reading; to read through
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
recollection; reminiscence
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
results of a scientific investigation; findings
one by one; in detail; minutely
very interesting; of great interest
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
due form; official; formality
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
organs of the state; machinery of the state
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
secrecy; highly classified information
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
should do; ought to do; must do
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to take a breath; to take a short rest
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)