unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
stepwise; one step at a time
to move forward; to move on
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
opening ceremony (of the school term)
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
direct control; direct supervision
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
property; fortune; assets
getting an advance (on one's salary)
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
compilation; editing; recording
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
originally; by nature; from the start
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
every month; each month; monthly
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
100,000; hundred thousand