to the last; persistency; thoroughness
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
how; in what way; by what means
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
acceleration; speeding up
headquarters; head office; main office
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
I see; that's right; indeed
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on