implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
board of directors; board of trustees
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
interior; inside; internal
reform; reformation; reorganization
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
early on; earlier on; from early
notice; attention; observation
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
bank; banking institution
finding employment; getting a job
training (esp. in-service); induction course
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to be intimate with; to befriend
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
southern part; the south (of a region)
town; city; municipal; urban