first year; initial (year)
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
river; stream; River; the ... river
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
among these; between these; of these
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
urgency; exigency; emergency
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
continuation of war, fighting or battle
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
westernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
religious organization; religious organisation
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
wide knowledge and versatile talents; profound learning and varied attainments
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
in order; sequential; seriatim
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
headache inducing; vexing