previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
emancipation movement; freedom movement; liberation movement
increase in activity; activation
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to be biased; to have a bias
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
leader; central personage
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to find out; to discover; to detect
sincere; honest; faithful
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
world; society; people; the public
practice; practising; experience
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
overhasty; rash; premature
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank