president (of a society); chairman
meritocracy; merit system
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
monolith; large slab of rock
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
pull; patronage; tug; discount
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting