professor; teaching; instruction
birds of a feather flock together
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
attendant; valet; servant; follower
supreme; sublime; highest
product; produce; result; fruit
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
gentle spring rain; glass noodles; cellophane noodles; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
vegetables high in beta-carotene
economic strength; economic power; economic might
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) pickled just overnight
special treatment; priority
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
hope; white hope; person of promise
island in a pond or river
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
postwar period; period after Second World War
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader