current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
public relations department (section, office)
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth