post; official position; managerial position; executive position
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
how dare ...; how could ...
reason; logic; sense; truth; right