thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
very interesting; of great interest
fluent (in a language); flowing
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
board, plank or sheet shaped
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
originally; by nature; from the start
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
youthful; young; young-looking
at a young age; while still young
almost; roughly; approximately
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
top university; leading university; first-rate university
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
business world; business circles; (the) industry
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
journal; magazine; periodical
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
genius; prodigy; natural gift
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash