chair; stool; post; office; position
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
that day; the very same day
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
science and technology; scientific technique
progress; advance; improvement; development
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
this institution; the main institution
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
review; reconsideration; revision
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
cooperation; collaboration
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
left side; left-hand side
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
last week; the week before
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran