assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
technical skill; ability; capacity
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
hiss; fizz; woosh; swish; whiz
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to put into the mouth; to eat
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
the times; the world; society
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
tide; current; tendency; trend
operation (working) of the mind
product; produce; result; fruit
San'yūtei Enchō (1839-1900)
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank