to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
(necessary) personnel; required person
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
the staff; inside the department
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
organization chart; organisation chart
clear writing; specification
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
practical; realistic; pragmatic
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
number of persons; personnel
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
selection; choice; picking out
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
ability; performance; efficiency
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress