preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
level; standard; water level
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
fully prepared; all ready
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
standard; average; typical; normal
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
being the runner-up; finishing second
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
standard equipment; standard feature
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
being based on; following (a rule, guidelines, etc.); conforming to (standards, regulations, etc.); complying with
in accordance with; pursuant to; in proportion to; according to; in the same manner as; in the same way as
standard value; reference value; nominal value
valuation basis; appraisal standard
point of reference; reference point
highest level; high-water mark
preparatory meeting; preparatory committee
criterion (criteria) for selection
standardization; standardisation
standard type; standard size
leveling; levelling; equalization; alleviation (e.g. of unemployment); harmonization
target; object; aim; goal
postulate; axiom; postulate (in Euclidean geometry)
semi-express train; local express train; sub-express train
standard feature; standard equipment
semifinal game of a tournament
labor standard; labor standards (e.g. bureau, law)
near-light speed; sub-light speed; speed approaching light
lowest level; minimum level; ground floor
preliminary conditions; initial conditions; state of preparations for (before) an event
Labour Standards Inspection Office
Eastern Standard Time; EST
preparatory document; legal brief
associate member; junior employee
standard; standard specification
standard printed form (of the 1,022 non-jōyō kanji commonly used in print)
spirit level; level; leveling instrument; levelling instrument
(crime of) assembling with dangerous weapons
certification criteria; certification standards; accreditation criteria
diagnostic criteria; diagnostic standard
to apply (the law) with necessary modifications; to apply mutatis mutandis; to apply correspondingly
second level (company, etc.)
reference line; base line; baseline; datum line
stdin (computer); standard input file
semi-recent release (usu. video)
associate member (esp. of a crime syndicate)
earthquake resistance standards
foreign exchange reserves; foreign currency reserves
labor standards bureau; labour standards bureau
base price; benchmark price
loosely organized criminal gang; non-yakuza organized crime group
Federal Reserve Bank (USA)
draft script; preparatory version
a level and inked string; norm; rule; standard
Central Standard Time; CST
Federal Reserve Board (US); FRB
health standards; hygiene standards
alert level; warning level
pretrial preparation; trial preparation
near-threatened (species)
income category for calculating social insurance payments; renumeration category
stdout (computer); standard output file
quarterfinal game of a tournament
jun-kokoku appeal; quasi-appeal; quasi-complaint
normal lens; standard lens
assistant teacher (at an elementary school; 1886-1946)
Pacific Standard Time; PST
total amount of foreign currency reserves; foreign exchange reserves
fully prepared; all ready
chocolate mixed with other flavor ingredients
surveyor's leveling pole (levelling)
base of taxation; tax basis
rules and standards; norms; criteria
significance level; level of significance; critical p-value
following (a standard, precedent, etc.)
particle that attaches to a phrase and acts on the whole phrase
associate (of arts); associate's degree (in arts)
(US) Federal Reserve System
(crime of) quasi-forcible sexual intercourse (e.g. sleeping or intoxicated victim)
benchmark (surveying); bench mark
industrial standardization law
level of awakeness; level of arousal
International Standard Book Number; ISBN
quasicrystal; paracrystal
index fossil; zone fossil; guide fossil; indicator fossil
Food Standards Agency (UK); FSA
semi-express train; semi-limited express
leveling instrument; levelling instrument; surveyor's level; builder's level; dumpy level; y level
standard time and frequency signal
labor standards inspector (labour)
secondary substantive (inflectable word or phrase that acts as an uninflectable within a sentence)
Japan Standard Time meridian (135 degrees east longitude)
emission standard; effluent standard; release criteria
standard tables of food composition in Japan
effluent standard; effluent standards
Atlantic Standard Time; AST
Federal Reserve Board (US); FRB
International Electrotechnical Commission; IEC
standard tables of food composition
semijoin (in relational algebra)
Financial Accounting Standards Foundation; FASF
quasi-nisei (Japanese-born person who moved abroad when young)
World Standards Day (October 14); International Standards Day
Alaska Standard Time; AKST
Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time; HAST
Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time; HAST
standard normal distribution; z-distribution
Mountain Standard Time; MST
base point in time; epoch
European Telecommunications Standards Institute; ETSI
semi-medium driving license; license to drive small-medium trucks, etc.
legal reserve system (USA); reserve deposit requirement system
document architecture level
standards organization; standards body
International Standard Serial Number; ISSN
Mountain Standard Time; MST
quasi-stellar object; QSO; quasar
standard resolution (of TVs, etc.)
temporary coaching status for a retired wrestler
quasi-forcible sexual intercourse (e.g. sleeping or intoxicated victim); quasi-forced sexual intercourse
Pacific Standard Time; PST
rotational level; rotational state
technical standards compliance
(crime of) quasi-forcible sexual intercourse (e.g. sleeping or intoxicated victim)
required reserves; legal required reserves
legitimation (of a child born outside a marriage)
International Organization for Standardization; ISO
reserve requirement ratio; legal reserve ratio; required reserve ratio
American Standard Code for Information Exchange; ASCII
relative standard deviation
benchmark land price (used to assess fixed-property taxes)
international standardization
light-industrial district; semi-industrial area
Bayesian information criterion
conjunctive normal form; CNF
incapacitated rape; sexual assault against someone who is intoxicated, asleep or otherwise unable to consent or resist
semi-residential zone; quasi-residential area
applicable law; governing law; proper law
Industry Standard Architecture; ISA
activity-based costing; ABC
Extended Industry Standard Architecture; EISA
canonical commutation relation (quantum mechanics); CCR
primary benchmark (surveying); fundamental benchmark
replacement level (of fertility)
Akaike information criterion; AIC
(crime of) incapacitated rape; crime of sexual assault against someone who is intoxicated, asleep or otherwise unable to consent or resist
standard family unit; family of two adults and two children
quasi-negation (e.g. use of words like 'hardly', 'seldom', 'barely'); weak negation
dual corporate tax system
normalization; normalisation
reference position; reference location
focal plane indicator; film plane indicator; focal plane mark
return-to-reference recording
technology standardization
quasi-zenith satellite system; QZSS
FTSC; Federal Trust Criteria
non-return-to-zero recording; NRZ; non-return-to-reference recording
preliminary control of lights
standard candle; standard light source
budgetary request guidelines; ceiling for budget requests
reserve ratio; reserve rate
quasi-city planning area; zoning district in which special permission from the local governor or mayor is required for large-scale construction
Prefectural Labour Standards Office
aiming symbol; aiming circle; aiming field
quasi-mandate contract; time and material contract
quasar; quasi-stellar object
National Bureau of Standards
view reference coordinates
near millimeter wave; submillimeter wave
availability criterion; availability criteria
reference edge; guide edge
standard price; base price; reference price
standard sales price; appraised value of a real property subject to compulsory auction (minimum purchase price is usually set at 80% of this price)
Northwest Territories (Canada)
semi-outsourcing; partial outsourcing; quasi-mandate contract; time and material contract