several weeks; a few weeks
contact; touch; contact lens
creation; formation; foundation; establishment
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
physical examination (given at conscription)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
intelligence operative; spy
head; brains; intellect; understanding
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
grey; gray; gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
nine; team; players on a team; no
research institute; (research) laboratory
undiscovered; not yet found; unexplored
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
research study; investigative research
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
national; founded and run by the central government
grudge; complaint; reproach