to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
from now; from this moment; henceforth
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
participation; joining; entry
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
woman; female; feminine gender
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
by means of; due to; because of; according to
proposal; proposition; suggestion
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time