taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
to be able to manage somehow or another
health; healthy; sound; fit
sympathy; compassion; pity
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
unconfirmed; unidentified
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
note (for reference); remarks; N.B.
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
action of making something; -ification
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
rail transport (transportation, transit); transport by rail
work; business; company; study
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
international; diplomatic intercourse
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately