senior official; senior members
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
preliminary step; first step
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
hard struggle; strenuous effort
nothing but; none other than
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
to be worried; to be troubled
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to accept; to receive; to agree
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for