investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
in the meanwhile; during the time
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
leading person; foremost figure
pioneer; settler; colonist
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
Imperial Household Agency
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
young female rice planter; young girl
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
materials; data; document
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it