school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
visiting professor; guest professor
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
smoking room; smoking compartment
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
leader of a charge; first to arrive
political tone; political flavour (flavor)
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
personal (employee); employed; retained
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
800,000; eight hundred thousand
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
bronze (third-place) prize
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
reading too much into things
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
generation; the world; the age
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
head; lead; vanguard; first
(not) in any way; in no way
rehearsal; rehabilitation
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind