speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
this (very thing); this precisely
progress; advance; improvement; development
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
modern person; people of today
as (for); for; in the capacity of
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
massing (of troops); gathering
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
that is to say; so that means
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
just above; right overhead