beginning; outset; first; onset
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to carry forward (i.e. on a balance sheet); to transfer
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to repeat; to do over again
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
I see; that's right; indeed
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
little by little; bit by bit
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
double; twice (as much); twofold
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
convenient; handy; useful
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
every month; each month; monthly
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
18th day of the month; 18 days
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)