consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
two days later; day after next; next day but one
graduation ceremony; commencement
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
transfer of permanent domicile (as recorded in the family register); transfer of school register
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
diploma; licence; license
foreign; abroad; overseas
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
edict; ordinance; proclamation
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
Europe and America; the West
every place; various places
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
(study of) psychoanalysis
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
official daily gazette; official telegram
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
national border; provincial border
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to gain fame; to make one's name
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
world; society; people; the public
to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent