passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(company's) initiation or welcoming ceremony
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
condition; state (of health); appearance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
president and chief executive officer
call; summons; convening; convocation
notice; notification; report; posting
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
society; public; community; social studies
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case